 employed various engravers to work on the plates of the atlas, but only two have signed their work: Frederik Hendrik van den Hove, author of the frontispiece, and Johannes van Loon, who engraved ten charts. All of the designs of the classical constellations were taken from the ones created by Jan Pieterszoon Saenredam. The current chart, which appears as Plate 28 in the atlas, is unsigned.

The current engraving shows many of the classical Greek, or Ptolemaic constellations that appear south of the 

 as well as those more recently determined by 

: 'Chamaeleon', 'Phoenix', 'Apus' (Bird of Paradise), 'Dorado' (Swordfish), 'Hydrus' (the Water Snake), 'Apis' (the Bee), 'Indus' (the Indian), 'Pavo' (Peacock), 'Crux' (Southern Cross), 'Triangulum Australe' (Southern Triangle), 'Tucana' (Toucan), and 'Volans' (Flying Fish). They are depicted as if viewed from deep space, superimposed over an oblique south polar projection that includes ‘Terrae Australis Incognita’ and the tips of South America and Africa.

 (c. 1596–1665) was a Dutch-German cartographer and cosmographer best known for his 1660 ‘Harmonia Macrocosmica’, a major star atlas. The young Cellarius attended the University of Heidelberg in 1614 and later worked as a schoolmaster in Amsterdam and then in the Hague, eventually settling in Hoorn in 1637 to become headmaster of the Latin School. 

His earliest known work, in 1645, was on military architecture. Written in German, it was published in Amsterdam by 

. In 1659, Cellarius published his first cartographic work, a description of Poland, whose detail suggests that he may have travelled extensively through that country. The following year in 1660, Janssonius published Cellarius’ ‘Harmonia Macrocosmica’ and was so impressed with the work that he included it as the last volume of his own ‘

 Maior’, published the same year. 

The ‘Harmonia Macrocosmica’ was the only celestial atlas published during the Golden Age of Dutch cartography, and probably the finest celestial atlas ever realized. Its twenty-one sumptuous Baroque-style charts majestically represent the three competing astronomical models of the day: the Ptolemaic, Tychonic, and the Copernican.

’ ‘Harmonia Macrocosmica’ (1660), was the only celestial atlas published during the Golden Age of Dutch cartography, and probably the finest celestial atlas ever realized. This is one of twenty-one sumptuous Baroque-style charts that majestically represent the three competing astronomical models of the day: the Ptolemaic, Tychonic, and the Copernican.

The current engraving shows many of the classical Greek, or Ptolemaic constellations, that appear south of the 

, as well as those more recently determined by 

: 'Chamaeleon', 'Phoenix, Apus' (Bird of Paradise), 'Dorado' (Swordfish), 'Hydrus' (the Water Snake), 'Apis' (the Bee), 'Indus' (the Indian), 'Pavo' (Peacock), 'Crux' (Southern Cross), 'Triangulum Australe' (Southern Triangle), 'Tucana' (Toucan), and 'Volans' (Flying Fish). They are depicted as if viewed from deep space, superimposed over an oblique south polar projection that includes ‘Terrae Australis Incognita’, and the tips of South America and Africa.

 (1552–1622) was a Dutch-Flemish astronomer, cartographer, and clergyman. As an original investor in the Dutch East India Company, he became their first hydrographer and was soon supplying both navigational and star charts, based on the observations of ships’ pilots for the expeditions following these routes. Plancius eventually identified twenty new southern constellations, though most of his names were not adopted by other cartographers or astronomers. However, two of them are still referenced today: 'Monoceros' (the Unicorn), and 'Camelopardalis' (Giraffe).

’ beautiful representation of the constellations of the southern hemisphere, including the relatively new formations determined by 

, after the observations of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) pilots, Pieter Keyser and Frederick de Houtmann, as if viewed from deep space, sometimes referred to as 'God’s View', superimposed over an oblique south polar projection of the Earth. 

Double-page engraved copperplate celestial chart, with contemporary hand-colour in full.

Cellarius' Map of the Southern Hemisphere Constellations