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| Keywords: 1856 Burritt - Huntington Map of the Stars ^ Constellations of the Southern Hemisphere - Geographicus - ConstSouth-burritt-1856.jpg This rare hand colored map of the stars of the southern hemisphere 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 night sky and constellations of the Southern Hemisphere Constellations are drawn in detail and include depictions of the Zodiacal figures the stars are said to represent Included on this chart are Hydra the Snake Dorado the Sword Fish Pavo the Peacock and the Centaur 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 Size in 15 13 5 object history credit line accession number ConstSouth-burritt-1856 Geographicus-source PD-art Astronomical diagrams Old celestial maps 1856 maps Maps in English | ||||
