Accession No

1640

Brief Description

astronomical chart, by Desnos, French, 1781

Origin

France; Paris

Maker

Desnos

Class

prints; astronomy

Earliest Date

1781

Latest Date

1781

Inscription Date

1781

Material

Dimensions

breadth 784mm; height 546mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Catalogue 10, Maps, at Weinreb & Douwma Ltd.; 93 Great Russell Street; London WC1, in 1973.

Inscription

‘LA SPHERE ARTIFICIELLE OU ARMILAIRE OBLIQUE,
Elevee sur l’Horizon a la Latitude de Paris’ (title)
‘A PARIS
chez DESNOS Geographe Ingenieur pour les Globes
et Spheres, rue St. Jaques au Globe. 1781.’ (bottom)

Description Notes

Astronomical chart; coloured; shows the armillary sphere, planispheres, world maps, various world systems etc.

Condition: good; complete.

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