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A transparent star chart
ยฃ420
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A celestial map of the sky from the North Pole to 40ยบ south, with the stars perforated and backed with coloured paper so they glow when the map is held up to the light. The holes are different shapes, sizes and colours.
This map was published to as a companion to a series of perforated constellation cards, similar to Samuel Leigh's 'Urania's Mirror' of 1825.
Additional information
| Dimensions | 490 × 600 mm |
|---|---|
| Cartographer | |
| Date | 1856 |
| Extra Info | Transparente Himmels-Karte. |
| Publication | Stuttgart: Wilhelm Nitzschke, c.1856. Illustrated board portfolio, colour-printed chromolithographic star chart in four sections, total 600 x 490mm; with letterpress 16pp. pamphlet. |
| Condition | A good example. |
| References | – |
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