An 18th century illustration of an armillary sphere
DESNOS, Louis Charles.
La Sphere Artificielle ou Armilaire Oblique, Elevée sur l'Horizon a la Latitude de Paris.
Paris, 1781. Original colour. 450 x 680mm.
An illustration of an armillary sphere on a rococo stand, surrounded by astronomical diagrams, inclusing images of the planets after Cassini, Hooke and others. Down the sides are maps of the Earth the skies, both in two hemispheres.
Stock ID : 23289
£950
£950
An 18th century illustration of an armillary sphere
DESNOS, Louis Charles.
La Sphere Artificielle ou Armilaire Oblique, Elevée sur l'Horizon a la Latitude de Paris.
Paris, 1781. Original colour. 450 x 680mm.
An illustration of an armillary sphere on a rococo stand, surrounded by astronomical diagrams, inclusing images of the planets after Cassini, Hooke and others. Down the sides are maps of the Earth the skies, both in two hemispheres.
Stock ID : 23289
£950
£950