A chart of the constellations the Little Bear and the Dragon with transparent 'stars'

BRAUN, Friedrich.

Pl. II La Petite Ourse. The Little Bear. Der Kleine Bar. Le Dragon. The Dragon. Der Drache.v
Stuttgart: Wilhelm Nitzschke, c.1856. Lithographic star chart on blue card, pierced and backed with tissue to create a transparency. Sheet 285 x 225mm.

A chart of the Little Bear and the Dragon constellations, with the outline pricked out and with yellow shaped holes for the stars, so they are illuminated when the card is held up to the light. The stars are shaped to represent their apparent magnitude.
From Braun's 'Himmels-Atlas in transparente Karten'.


Stock ID : 23026