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Northern Celestial Hemisphere
Major collection: Hart Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: Conder, T.
Place made: United Kingdom
Date made: 1765-1831
Materials: ink; laid paper
Measurements: 8 in x 10 1/2 in
Nomenclature: astronomical
Classification: whales
AF-AX-3037
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: Conder, T.
Place made: United Kingdom
Date made: 1765-1831
Materials: ink; laid paper
Measurements: 8 in x 10 1/2 in
Nomenclature: astronomical
Classification: whales
Monochrome engraving depicting a star chart of the northern hemisphere, with Delphinus, Cetus, and Andromeda pointed out by pencilled arrows and inscriptions. "Plate IV." of some book. Artist attribution printed below the chart.
AF-AX-3037