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Taurus

Stock# 67219

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Alexander Jamieson

Title

Taurus

Publication Place / Date

London / 1822

Image Dimensions

9 x 7 inches

Color

Hand Colored

Condition

VG+

Stock# 67219

$245.00

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Description

A striking star chart centered on Taurus, marvelously engraved and delicately colored. Shows the featured constellations in color with neighboring stars and constellations without color. Jamieson's work is one of the finest of it's kind in the early 19th century. Alexander Jamieson published A Celestial Atlas Comprising A System Display of the Heaven. This work was published in London by G & W.B Wittaker, T. Caddell and N. Hailes in 1822.

Includes a colored Taurusor and uncolored parts of the constellations of Menkar, Cetus, Psalterium Gergii, Eridanus, Orion, Monoceros, Gemini, Auriga, Perseus, Medusa, Musca, and Aries. Includes an inset chart of the Pleiades cluster, which are found within Taurus. The Seven Sisters are labeled and many minor stars are shown as well.

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