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Constellations. Northern & Southern Hemispheres.
Major collection: Hart Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: unknown
Place made: unknown
Date made: 1800-1899
Materials: ink; paper
Measurements: 9 1/2 in x 16 3/4 in
Nomenclature: astronomical
Classification: whales
AF-AX-3033
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: unknown
Place made: unknown
Date made: 1800-1899
Materials: ink; paper
Measurements: 9 1/2 in x 16 3/4 in
Nomenclature: astronomical
Classification: whales
Uncolored pair of star charts, one depicting the Northern hemisphere and the other depicting the Southern. With different symbols for different star magnitudes, and an explanatory legend.
AF-AX-3033