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Auction 120, Lot 71

"Januarius - Vorstellung einer Gegend des gestirnten Himmels von Osten bis Suden", Bode, Johann Elert

Subject: Celestial

Period: 1801 (published)

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Color: Hand Color

Size:
8 x 6.2 inches
20.3 x 15.7 cm
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Lovely view of the constellations of the southern sky in January, showing Orion, Gemini, Cancer, and the Unicorn. Johann Elert Bode, a self-taught astronomer, served as director of the astronomical observatory of the Berlin Academy of Science for nearly 40 years. He edited the Astonomisches Jahrbuch every year from 1774 to 1826, and published several popular astronomy texts and atlases.

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Condition: A

Nice sound paper with folds as issued.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Sold for: $80

Closed on 7/18/2007

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