Mapmaker: David W. Teske
(Celestial) Celestial Map Epoch 1976.50 Computer Generated Drawings of 5,766 Stars Including Visual Magnitude +6.10
1978Regular price
Sale price
$650.00
Unit price
/ per
(Celestial) Celestial Map Epoch 1976.50 Computer Generated Drawings of 5,766 Stars Including Visual Magnitude +6.10, David W. Teske, 1978
He found wonder and awe in studying the stars and began to express that at a young age making his own hand made star charts. Later, landing a dream a job at the Hayden planetarium he produced the radio show "Arm Chair Astronomy" that aired twice a week on Pacifica stations and in New York. Moving to L.A. and then San Francisco he was able to produce an astronomy radio show that would go worldwide on the Armed Forces Radio networks, and in his spare time he began to sell some of his dramatic handmade star charts at renaissance fairs. Then making a connection at U.C. Berkeley he began to utilize the cutting edge computer department and its plotter to create computer sifted star charts that would depict specific time frames. He began advertising these for sale in science fiction magazines and elsewhere as showing "...all stars up to and including the sixth magnitude", "Stars are identified by Yale Catalogue numbers, Bright Star numbers, Flamsteed numbers, plus Greek letters and specific star names", "Map computed by U. of California's star-sifting computer." He innovated 8 different maps of this style with different editions, one of the last editions showing over 8,600 different stars. Ever expanding his work, he even made tactile maps for the blind that would convey the situation of the stars, donating some to schools for the blind. All editions of his work are now uncommon, though many universities and libraries show them in their collections.
This is one of Teske's large uncommon charts, from a pioneer of computer based cartography. To watch actual rough footage of him discussing the process, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkVZiPR1qKA
Condition is very good for this large and vulnerable map, with some minor scuffing and soiling. Image size is approximately 29 x 56 (inches)
He found wonder and awe in studying the stars and began to express that at a young age making his own hand made star charts. Later, landing a dream a job at the Hayden planetarium he produced the radio show "Arm Chair Astronomy" that aired twice a week on Pacifica stations and in New York. Moving to L.A. and then San Francisco he was able to produce an astronomy radio show that would go worldwide on the Armed Forces Radio networks, and in his spare time he began to sell some of his dramatic handmade star charts at renaissance fairs. Then making a connection at U.C. Berkeley he began to utilize the cutting edge computer department and its plotter to create computer sifted star charts that would depict specific time frames. He began advertising these for sale in science fiction magazines and elsewhere as showing "...all stars up to and including the sixth magnitude", "Stars are identified by Yale Catalogue numbers, Bright Star numbers, Flamsteed numbers, plus Greek letters and specific star names", "Map computed by U. of California's star-sifting computer." He innovated 8 different maps of this style with different editions, one of the last editions showing over 8,600 different stars. Ever expanding his work, he even made tactile maps for the blind that would convey the situation of the stars, donating some to schools for the blind. All editions of his work are now uncommon, though many universities and libraries show them in their collections.
This is one of Teske's large uncommon charts, from a pioneer of computer based cartography. To watch actual rough footage of him discussing the process, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkVZiPR1qKA
Condition is very good for this large and vulnerable map, with some minor scuffing and soiling. Image size is approximately 29 x 56 (inches)