(CELESTIAL.) Charles Dien. Uranographie Dressee sous
(CELESTIAL.) Charles Dien. Uranographie Dressee sous l'Inspection de Monsieur Bouvard Astronome. Large engraved folding planisphere. 32x44 inches overall, dissected into 12 segments and mounted to original linen backing; heavy staining, tack points at upper margin, printed date excised at upper center fold joint (as issued), scattered pencil annotations; signed in ink by the author at the lower right of the northern hemisphere.-Paris, [1837]
Rare chart offering detailed scientific knowledge of the astral skies in a straight-forward simplified presentation, abandoning the figural embellishment typically associated with early celestial maps. OCLC locates one example (BNF).
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(CELESTIAL.) Charles Dien. Uranographie Dressee sous l'Inspection de Monsieur Bouvard Astronome. Large engraved folding planisphere. 32x44 inches overall, dissected into 12 segments and mounted to original linen backing; heavy staining, tack points at upper margin, printed date excised at upper center fold joint (as issued), scattered pencil annotations; signed in ink by the author at the lower right of the northern hemisphere.-Paris, [1837]
Rare chart offering detailed scientific knowledge of the astral skies in a straight-forward simplified presentation, abandoning the figural embellishment typically associated with early celestial maps. OCLC locates one example (BNF).
