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Premiere Partie de l'Hemisphere Celeste Austral.
Major collection: Hart Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: Place made: France
Date made: 1725-1783
Materials: ink; laid paper
Measurements: 6 3/4 in x 12 1/4 in
Nomenclature: astronomical
Classification: whales
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Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: Place made: France
Date made: 1725-1783
Materials: ink; laid paper
Measurements: 6 3/4 in x 12 1/4 in
Nomenclature: astronomical
Classification: whales
Uncolored engraving depicting the upper half of the southern celestial hemisphere, with both the component stars and the figural representations of the constellations depicted. At top right, labeled "Tom. IV. Pag 332". "Le Poisson Austral." (the Southern Fish) is pointed out by a pencilled-in arrow.
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