Noctua, Corvus, Crater, Sextans Uraniæ, Hydra, Felis, Lupus, Centaurus, Antlia Pneumatica, Argo Navis, and Pyxis Nautica / Sidy. Hall, sculpt. – Antique Wall Art
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Step back in time with Noctua, Corvus, Crater, Sextans Uraniæ, Hydra, Felis, Lupus, Centaurus, Antlia Pneumatica, Argo Navis, and Pyxis Nautica / Sidy. Hall, sculpt., a historic print rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Noctua, Corvus, Crater, Sextans Uraniæ, Hydra, Felis, Lupus, Centaurus, Antlia Pneumatica, Argo Navis, and Pyxis Nautica / Sidy. Hall, sculpt.
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Plate 32 of Jehoshaphat Aspin's *A Familiar Treatise on Astronomy* (London, 1825) gathers eleven constellations on one sheet, including the owl, raven, cat, snake, and wolf alongside less familiar figures named for instruments: the air pump, the sextant, and the ship's compass. Those instrument names come from 18th-century and earlier star catalogs, when astronomers and navigators sometimes placed their tools in the sky. The engraving is credited to Sidney Hall, a prolific London engraver of celestial charts and educational prints. Its hand coloring, applied to each impression, was common in period books and gives the figures their shading and emphasis.
| Created / published | [1825] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on layered paper board : etching, hand-colored. |
| Genre | Book illustrations 1820-1830.Etchings Hand-colored 1820-1830. |
| Notes | Illus. in: A familiar treatise on astronomy ... / Jehoshaphat Aspin. London : 1825, pl. 32. |
| Subjects | Constellations--1820-1830. Astronomy--1820-1830. Owls--1820-1830. Ravens--1820-1830. Cats--1820-1830. Air pumps--1820-1830. Sextants--1820-1830. Snakes--1820-1830. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,667 × 3,758 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-223379 |
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