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Northern Hemisphere Astronomy No. VI Plate 17
Major collection: Hart Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: unknown
Place made: unknown
Date made: 1822
Materials: ink; paper
Measurements: 10 3/4 in x 8 1/4 in
Nomenclature: astronomical
Classification: whales
AF-AX-3024
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: unknown
Place made: unknown
Date made: 1822
Materials: ink; paper
Measurements: 10 3/4 in x 8 1/4 in
Nomenclature: astronomical
Classification: whales
Monochrome engraving depicting a chart of the heavens, with stars and the figures of constellations. The figure drawn for Cetus is that of an earless dog with the hindparts of a sea serpent, and a tongue culminating in an arrowhead. Title is printed above the chart.
AF-AX-3024