Andreas Cellarius (–1665) was a Dutch–German
cartographer
Cartography (; from grc, χάρτης , "papyrus, sheet of paper, map"; and , "write") is the study and practice of making and using maps. Combining science, aesthetics and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality (or an im ...
and
cosmographer best known for his 1660 ''
Harmonia Macrocosmica'', a major
star atlas.
Life
He was born in
Neuhausen, and was educated in
Heidelberg. The Protestant Cellarius may have left Heidelberg at the onset of the
Thirty Years' War in 1618 or in 1622, when the city came in Catholic hands. His activities are unclear at this time but based on his later works it is conjectured that he spent time in Poland where he may have worked as a military engineer.
In 1625, he married Catharina Eltemans in
Amsterdam, where he worked as school master of a Latin school. After a brief stay in
The Hague, the family moved to
Hoorn
Hoorn () is a city and municipality in the northwest of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is the largest town and the traditional capital of the region of West Friesland. Hoorn is located on the Markermeer, 20 kilometers ( ...
. From 1637 until his death, he was rector of the Latin School in Hoorn, where
Pieter Anthoniszoon Overtwater
Pieter Anthoniszoon Overtwater, also known as Anthonisz. or over 't Water (c. 1610 – 28 or 29 April 1682), was a merchant/trader and official of the Dutch East India Company (''Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie'' or VOC).Historigraphical Instit ...
was conrector.
The minor planet
12618 Cellarius
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is named in his honour.
See also
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Dutch celestial cartography in the Age of Discovery
References
External links
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17th-century Dutch cartographers
1590s births
1665 deaths
Dutch celestial cartography in the Age of Discovery
Astronomy in the Dutch Republic
German geographers
German Protestants
People from Hoorn
People from Worms, Germany
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