A chart of the Raven, Cup and Serpent constellations with transparent 'stars'

BRAUN, Friedrich.

Pl.X Le Corbeau. The Raven. Der Rabe. La Coupe. The Cup. Der Becher. L'Hydra. The Serpent. Die Hydra
Stuttgart: Wilhelm Nitzschke, c.1856. Lithographic star chart on blue card, pierced and backed with tissue to create a transparency. Sheet 225 x 285mm.

A chart of the Raven, the Cup and the Serpent 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 : 23030