Pl VIII. A Celestial Planisphere. Black; white; yellow; pink; green. Paper. This hand-colored, engraved map is titled, "A Celestial Planisphere, or Map of The Heavens." It includes a scale exhibiting the Suns place in the Ecliptic every day in the year. It outlines and names the constellations and stars and the Milky Way. It is marked, "Engraved by W. G. Evans N. York under the direction of E. H. Burritt. Hartford, Published by F. J. Huntington, 1835, Entered according to act of Congress Sept. 1, 1835, by F. J. Huntington, of the State of Connecticut."
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