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Auction 92, Lot 62
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"[Complete set of six star charts]", SDUK Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge

Subject: Celestial

Period: 1831 (circa)

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Color: Hand Color

Size:
13 x 12 inches
33 x 30.5 cm
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This set of steel engraved celestial maps was produced for the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Mr. W. Newton from the catalogue of the Astronomical Society. The maps use the Gnomonic Projection and include all the stars up to the sixth magnitude, or those that can been seen with the naked eye. The constellations are shown in allegorical form and lightly hand-colored in pastel shades. The complete set is rarely seen on the market.

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Condition: A

Estimate: $400 - $450

Sold for: $425

Closed on 9/13/2000

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