File:A Mercator map of the starry heavens - comprehending the whole equinoctial and terminated by the polar circles LOC 2009575940-5.tif
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[edit]DescriptionA Mercator map of the starry heavens - comprehending the whole equinoctial and terminated by the polar circles LOC 2009575940-5.tif |
English: 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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Title InfoField | A Mercator map of the starry heavens : comprehending the whole equinoctial and terminated by the polar circles | ||
Shelf ID InfoField | G3190 1810 .C7 | ||
Parent InfoField | https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3190m.gct00212/ | ||
Sheet title InfoField | Description continued, pp. 8-9 | ||
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Source | https://www.loc.gov/item/2009575940/ | ||
Author | Croswell, William; Wightman, Thomas | ||
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Location InfoField | Universe | ||
Part of InfoField | American Memory · General Maps · Catalog · Geography And Map Division | ||
Subject InfoField | Universe · Charts, Diagrams, Etc · Celestial Sphere · Constellations · Maps · Stars · Zodiac · Astronomy |
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