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Southern Hemisphere No. 11 - Vol. 1
Major collection: Hart Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: unknown
Place made: United Kingdom
Date made: 1744-1850
Materials: ink; laid paper
Measurements: 8 in x 8 1/4 in
Nomenclature: astronomical
Classification: whales
AF-AX-3036
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: unknown
Place made: United Kingdom
Date made: 1744-1850
Materials: ink; laid paper
Measurements: 8 in x 8 1/4 in
Nomenclature: astronomical
Classification: whales
Monochrome engraving of a star chart for the Southern Hemisphere. Arrows and inscriptions in pencil point out Cetus, the Whale.
AF-AX-3036