Accession No

3975

Brief Description

engraving, planispheric chart, constellations over Arctic Pole, by P. Coronelli

Origin

Maker

Coronelli, P.

Class

prints; astronomy; cartography

Earliest Date

Latest Date

Inscription Date

Material

paper

Dimensions

breadth 507mm; height 699mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased, 1991.

Inscription

‘*COSTELLATIONI CELESTI POLO ARTICO, DESCRITE DAL P. CORONELLI COSMOGRAFO DELLA SERENISSIMA REPUBLICA DI VENETIA AD USO DEL ACCADEMIA DEGLI ARGONAUTI’

Description Notes

Engraved chart showing the constellations over the Arctic Pole. Inscriptions in Italian, Greek, Latin and Farsi. Printed on paper with a join on centre fold. Paper torn and crumpled at edges.

Condition: fair; complete.

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