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THIRTY TWO HAND COLOURED ENGRAVED CARDS OF THE ZODIAC SIGNS FROM URANIA'S MIRROR, OR A VIEW OF HEAVENS
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THIRTY TWO HAND COLOURED ENGRAVED CARDS OF THE ZODIAC SIGNS FROM URANIA'S MIRROR, OR A VIEW OF HEAVENS

EARLY 19TH CENTURY

Closed28 April 2015

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GBP 1,875

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THIRTY TWO HAND COLOURED ENGRAVED CARDS OF THE ZODIAC SIGNS FROM URANIA'S MIRROR, OR A VIEW OF HEAVENS
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Each with perforations to represent their associated celestial constellations, lesser known constellations mounted in four gilt wood frames, together with the cover of the box
A landscape example: 10 ¾ x 12 ¾ in. (27.5 x 32.5 cm.) overall

Specialist note

Urania’s Mirror, first published by Samuel Leigh of the Strand, London, in November 1824, presented as a boxed set of 32 constellation cards. This lot is an example of second edition, published shortly afterwards, with added perforated stars. Urania’s Mirror was probably directly inspired by Alexander Jamieson’s Celestial Atlas published in London in 1822.