File:1856 Burritt - Huntington Map of the Constellations or Stars in June, May and April - Geographicus - AprMayJun2-burritt-1856.jpg
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The Constellations: June, May April. | |||||||
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The Constellations: June, May April. |
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Description |
English: This rare hand colored map of the stars was engraved W. G. Evans of New York for Burritt’s 1856 edition of the Atlas to Illustrate the Geography of the Heavens. It represents the Northern night sky in the months of June, May, and April. Constellations are drawn in detail and include depictions of the Zodiacal figures the stars are said to represent. Included on this chart are Leo (the Lion), Virgo (the Virgin), Bootes, Hydra (the Snake) and the Centaur, among others. Chart is quartered by lines indicating the Solstitial and Equinoctial Colures. This map, like all of Burritt’s charts, is based on the celestial cartographic work of Pardies and Doppelmayr. Dated and copyrighted: “Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1856 by F. J. Huntington in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States in the Southern District of N. York. |
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Date | 1856 (dated) | ||||||
Dimensions |
height: 14.5 in (36.8 cm); width: 13.5 in (34.2 cm) dimensions QS:P2048,14.5U218593 dimensions QS:P2049,13.5U218593 |
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Geographicus link: AprMayJun2-burritt-1856 |
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Source/Photographer |
Burritt, E., Atlas Designed to Illustrate Burritt's Geography of the Heavens, 1856 edition.
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