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Northern Hemisphere Astronomy No. V Pl. 16
Major collection: Hart Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: Lowry, W.; Baldwin, Cradock & Joy
Place made: United Kingdom, Greater London, London
Date made: 1822
Materials: ink; paper
Measurements: 10 1/2 in x 8 1/4 in
Nomenclature: astronomical
Classification: whales
AF-AX-3057
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: Lowry, W.; Baldwin, Cradock & Joy
Place made: United Kingdom, Greater London, London
Date made: 1822
Materials: ink; paper
Measurements: 10 1/2 in x 8 1/4 in
Nomenclature: astronomical
Classification: whales
Monochrome star chart of the Northern Hemisphere. Shows both stars and figural representations of constellations. Pencilled inscriptions pointing out Delphinus and Andromeda are barely visible, having been erased at some point in time. Under the image is printed, "Engraved by W. Lowry, for Crabb's Technological Dictionary--Pubd. by Baldwin, Cradock & Joy, June 1822." Plate 16.
AF-AX-3057