18th century map of the two celestial hemispheres

An engraved representation of the celestial hemispheres, showing the constellations as figural forms across the northern and southern skies. The spheres are surrounded by a series of astronomical diagrams, with an anthropomorphised sun and moon framing the composition. Issued for the Universal Magazine and published by John Hinton at St Paul’s Churchyard, the plate reflects the popularisation of astronomy in 18th-century Britain.