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| Keywords: 1878 Migeon Map of the Stars and Constellations - Geographicus - PlanisphereCeleste-migeon-1878.jpg Artwork en This hand colored celestial map of the Stars and Constellations is a steel plate engraving dating to 1878 by the well regarded French cartographer Migeon This map depicts the night skies of both the northern and southern hemispheres Migeon ™s Geographie Universelle published in Paris is one of the last fine atlases produced in the 19th century It contains many stylistic elements of early 19th century cartography such as full hand coloring numerous decorative vignettes and high quality low acid paper 1878 Size in 16 11 object history credit line accession number PlanisphereCeleste-migeon-1878 Geographicus-source PD-art Old celestial maps 1878 maps Maps in French | ||||
