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Auction 128, Lot 80

"Figure XXXVIII. Etoilles Nouvelles", Mallet, Alain Manesson

Subject: Celestial

Period: 1683 (circa)

Publication: Description de l'Univers

Color: Hand Color

Size:
4 x 6 inches
10.2 x 15.2 cm
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A delightful miniature chart depicting five constellations with their new discoveries. Includes Cassiopee, Cygne, Andromede, Baleine, and Fleuve Eridan et le Lievre. At bottom is a moonlit fishing scene. French text on verso.

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Condition: A

Light soil in blank margins, else fine.

Estimate: $160 - $200

Sold for: $120

Closed on 5/20/2009

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