A chart of the constellation Pisces, with the outline of the fish pricked out and with yellow shaped holes for the stars, so they are illuminated when the card is held up to the light. The stars are shaped to represent their apparent magnitude.
From Braun's 'Himmels-Atlas in transparente Karten'.
Additional information
Dimensions | 285 × 225 mm |
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Cartographer | |
Date | 1856 |
Extra Info | Pl. XXIV. Les Poissons. The fishes. Die Fische. |
Publication | Stuttgart: Wilhelm Nitzschke, c.1856. Lithographic star chart on blue card, pierced and backed with tissue to create a transparency. Sheet 225 x 285mm. |
Condition | A good example. |
References | – |