Description
This print shows a pair of Celestial hemispheres, illustrating the constellations. We see the Hemisphere Boreal and the Hemisphere Austral.
Made by after an anonymous artist.
Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 38 x 25 cm (14.96 x 9.84 inch). Image size: 35.5 x 20 cm. (13.98 x 7.87 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Fold as published. Flattened fold in right margin. Tape along margins on verso. Small hole just above text Astronomie. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
ASTRONOMIE-CELESTIAL HEMISPHERES-CONSTELLATION-BOREA-AUSTRAL | RBOS-A9-42
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This attractive print was published in “Histoire generale des voyages”, ca 1772.
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