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A Mercator map of the starry heavens : comprehending the whole equinoctial and terminated by the polar circles /

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Summary

Shows the path of the Great Comet of 1807, several planets, and the introduction of two constellations: Sciurus Volans (Flying Squirrel) and Marmor Sculptile (Bust of Columbus).

Relief shown pictorially.

Pen-and-ink.

"Publish'd according to Act of Congress."

Accompanied by text: Description and exploration of the Mercator map of the starry heavens : with its application in the solutions of problems. 30 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Includes text and tables of information in left and right margins.

Annotated in pencil on verso: Map of the heavens.

Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Vendor: Boston Rare Maps, Southampton, MA.

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constellations maps astronomy charts diagrams etc celestial sphere stars zodiac universe mercator map mercator map starry heavens starry heavens circles astrology 1810 images of zodiac signs comets celestial charts general maps geography and map division william croswell thomas wightman ultra high resolution high resolution portrait bust
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Date

01/01/1810
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Contributors

Croswell, William, 1760-1834.
Wightman, Thomas.
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Source

Library of Congress
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Link

http://www.loc.gov/
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Public Domain

label_outline Explore Mercator Map, Starry Heavens, William Croswell

Sozvi︠e︡zdīi︠a︡ predstavlennyi︠a︡ na XXX tabilt︠s︡akh s opisanīem onykh i rukovodstvom k udobnomu ikh otyskanī i︠u︡ na nebi︠e︡ sostavlennym dli︠a︡ uchebnykhi︠e︡ zavedenīĭ i li︠u︡biteleĭ astrognozīi /

The Daily Telegraph map of the world on Mercator's projection /

Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, Thurmond Yards, East side New River, mouths of Arbuckle & Dunlop Circles, Thurmond, Fayette County, WV

Harmonia macrocosmica, seu, Atlas universalis et novus, totius universi creati cosmographiam generalem, et novam exhibens : in quâ omnium totius mundi orbium harmonica constructio, secundum diversas diversorum authorum opioniones, ut et uranometria seu totus orbis coelestis, ac planetarum theoriae, et terrestris globus, tàm planis et scenographicis iconibus, quàm descriptionibus novis ab oculos ponuntur : opus novum, antehac nunquam visum, cujuscunque conditionis hominibus utilissimum, jucundissimum, maximè necessarium, & adornatum /

Atlas designed to illustrate Burritt's Geography of the heavens ... /

The Heavens declare the glory of God

Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, Thurmond Yards, East side New River, mouths of Arbuckle & Dunlop Circles, Thurmond, Fayette County, WV

Zodiac dirigible balloon, in flight

Harmonia macrocosmica, seu, Atlas universalis et novus, totius universi creati cosmographiam generalem, et novam exhibens : in quâ omnium totius mundi orbium harmonica constructio, secundum diversas diversorum authorum opioniones, ut et uranometria seu totus orbis coelestis, ac planetarum theoriae, et terrestris globus, tàm planis et scenographicis iconibus, quàm descriptionibus novis ab oculos ponuntur : opus novum, antehac nunquam visum, cujuscunque conditionis hominibus utilissimum, jucundissimum, maximè necessarium, & adornatum /

Fen ye yu tu., Qingdao China - Public domain old map

The anatomy of man's body, as govern'd by the twelve constellations

Systema mundi Tychonicum : secundum celeberrimorum astronomorum Tychonis de Brahe et Io. Baptistae Riccioli S.I. hypotheses concinnatum /

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constellations maps astronomy charts diagrams etc celestial sphere stars zodiac universe mercator map mercator map starry heavens starry heavens circles astrology 1810 images of zodiac signs comets celestial charts general maps geography and map division william croswell thomas wightman ultra high resolution high resolution portrait bust