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"Tableau Cosmographique", Anon.

Subject: Celestial & Solar System

Period: 1830 (circa)

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Color: Hand Color

Size:

18.8 x 8.3 inches
47.8 x 21.1 cm

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This decorative sheet shows an armillary sphere at center, with the astronomical theories of Ptolemy, Tycho Brahe, Copernicus and Descartes at left and right. Below the sphere is a depiction of the solar system, the lunar calendar and an attractive celestial map.

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Condition: A

Estimate: $150 - $200

Sold for: $100

Closed on 9/5/2012

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"Tableau Cosmographique", Anon.

Subject: Celestial & Solar System

Period: 1830 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:

18.8 x 8.3 inches
47.8 x 21.1 cm

This decorative sheet shows an armillary sphere at center, with the astronomical theories of Ptolemy, Tycho Brahe, Copernicus and Descartes at left and right. Below the sphere is a depiction of the solar system, the lunar calendar and an attractive celestial map.

References:

Condition: A

Estimate: $150 - $200

Sold for: $100

Closed on 9/5/2012

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"Tableau Cosmographique", Anon.

Subject: Celestial & Solar System

Period: 1830 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:

18.8 x 8.3 inches47.8 x 21.1 cm

This decorative sheet shows an armillary sphere at center, with the astronomical theories of Ptolemy, Tycho Brahe, Copernicus and Descartes at left and right. Below the sphere is a depiction of the solar system, the lunar calendar and an attractive celestial map.

References:

Condition: A

Estimate: $150 - $200

Sold for: $100

Closed on 9/5/2012

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18.8 x 8.3 inches
47.8 x 21.1 cm