19th century illustration of Uranus

BLUNT, Charles F.

The Planet Herschel.
London: David Bogue, c. 1845. Wood engraving. 150 x 190mm.

The planet Uranus with its moons, here with the very British early name of Hershel, for the astronomer. Plate 12 of 'The Beauty of the Heavens: a pictorial display of the astronomical phenomena of the universe' by Charles F. Blunt.


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