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| Keywords: 1856 Burritt - Huntington Map of the Constellations or Stars in June, May and April - Geographicus - AprMayJun2-burritt-1856.jpg This rare hand colored map of the stars was engraved W G Evans of New York for Burritt ™s 1856 edition of the Atlas to Illustrate the Geography of the Heavens It represents the Northern night sky in the months of June May and April Constellations are drawn in detail and include depictions of the Zodiacal figures the stars are said to represent Included on this chart are Leo the Lion Virgo the Virgin Bootes Hydra the Snake and the Centaur among others Chart is quartered by lines indicating the Solstitial and Equinoctial Colures This map like all of Burritt ™s charts is based on the celestial cartographic work of Pardies and Doppelmayr Dated and copyrighted Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1856 by F J Huntington in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States in the Southern District of N York 1856 dated Size in 13 5 14 5 object history credit line accession number AprMayJun2-burritt-1856 Burritt E <i>Atlas Designed to Illustrate Burritt's Geography of the Heavens</i> 1856 edition Geographicus-source PD-art Old constellation maps Old celestial maps 1856 maps Maps in English | ||||
