THE CHRISTIAN STARRY HEAVEN

OF THE FIRST SPHERE.

A grand, hand-colored celestial map of the northern hemisphere from Julius Schiller's Coelum Stellatum Christianum (1627). This map replaces traditional Greco-Roman constellations with Biblical figures and stories. Central features include a large ship (Ursa Major) labeled "St. Peter," King David playing a harp, and Noah's Ark. Various Apostles and Saints are mapped across the sky. Central objects include the Ark of the Covenant, the Paschal Lamb, and Christ's Manger. The map is gridded with lines for the Ecliptic, Equator, and Equinoctial Colure. The circular border contains scales for latitude and longitude. The corners are filled with angels, and two small inset circular maps show the comparison between classical and Christian constellations.

Distance or Latitude of the Regions

North Polar Circle

Distance of the poles from the Equator or Latitude of the World.

Ecliptic

Equator

Winter Solstitial Tropic

Equinoctial Colure

South Polar Circle

Constellation and Figure Labels

St. Peter
St. Michael
St. Paul
St. John
St. James the Greater
St. Thomas
St. James the Lesser
St. Matthew
St. Philip
St. Simon
St. Thaddaeus
St. Bartholomew
St. Matthias
St. Andrew
St. Benedict
St. Stephen
St. King David
Noah's Ark
Ark of the Covenant
Paschal Lamb
Christ's Tomb
Martha and Mary
Lazarus
Christ's Manger