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[The April, May & June Sky -- Virgo, Leo, Libra,...

Stock# 87115

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Elijah J. Burritt

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[The April, May & June Sky -- Virgo, Leo, Libra, Leo Minor, Ursa Major, Argo Navis, The Centaur, Hydra, Crater, Curvus Noctus, Boots, Bernices Hair, Asterion . . . ]

Publication Place / Date

Hartford, CT / 1835

Image Dimensions

13.5 x 14 inches

Color

Hand Colored

Condition

Stock# 87115

$ 195.00

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Description

Decorative chart of the constellations in the April, May and June skies, with a chart at the bottom left, identifying the magnitude of the various stars.

The constellations and major stars are named within the image. Shows Virgo, Leo, Libra, Leo Minor, Ursa Major, Argo Navis, The Centaur, Hydra, Crater, Corvus, Noctua, Boots, Berenices Hair, and Asterion. From Burritt's Atlas Designed to Illustrate the Geography of the Heavens.

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