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"A Celestial Planisphere, or Map of the Heavens", Burritt, Elijah H.

Subject: Celestial

Period: 1835 (dated)

Publication: Atlas Designed to Illustrate the Geography of the Heavens

Color: Hand Color

Size:
20 x 13.8 inches
50.8 x 35.1 cm
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This nicely engraved star chart shows the Ecliptic Line crossing the sky from east to west, the Milky Way, and dozens of constellations filling the sky. Along the bottom is a scale showing the sun's place in the ecliptic for every day of the year and the stars of the Zodiac with their astronomical symbols. Engraved by W. G. Evans under the direction of E. H. Burritt. Published in Connecticut by F.J. Huntington.

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Condition: B

Full contemporary color. There is light toning, foxing, and a small manuscript notation in brown ink along the right border. Two puncture holes and a couple separations along the centerfold have been closed with tape on verso.

Estimate: $60 - $80

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