Map of the island of Hven with details of Uraniborg
Date
1590
Creator
Franz Hogenberg (1530 - 1590, Netherlandish) , Printmaker
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
v6 p51
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (plate): 395mm
width (plate): 530mm
width (plate): 530mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Engraving of the map of Hven with details of Uraniborg, engraved by Frans Hogenberg. Printed for Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg's Civitates Orbis Terrarum, or in German, Contrafactur und Beschreibung von den vornembsten Stetten der Welt (Cologne: Bertram Büchholtz, 1590).
The detail shows the observatory set up by the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601). The small island of Hven, between Zealand and Scania, was Danish at the time.
From a set of albums known as Collectanea Newtoniana, a selection of prints, original artwork and manuscripts relating to Newton, collected by Charles Turnor (1768-1853). Turnor was an astronomer, collector and Fellow of the Royal Society. He owned Woolsthorpe Manor (Newton’s birthplace).
The detail shows the observatory set up by the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601). The small island of Hven, between Zealand and Scania, was Danish at the time.
From a set of albums known as Collectanea Newtoniana, a selection of prints, original artwork and manuscripts relating to Newton, collected by Charles Turnor (1768-1853). Turnor was an astronomer, collector and Fellow of the Royal Society. He owned Woolsthorpe Manor (Newton’s birthplace).
Related fellows
Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727, British) , Natural philosopher
Associated place