| Creator: |
Mitchell, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1855. |
| Title: |
Chart of the Zodiac [cartographic material] : including the stars to the 4th magnitude between the parallels of 24?1/2 declination north & south / T.L. Mitchell, delineavit ; J. Carmichael, sculpsit.
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| Scale: |
Scale not given.
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| Publisher: |
[London? : s.n. , 1831?] |
| Date: |
1831 |
| Material Type: |
Map |
| Physical Description: |
2 maps on 1 sheet : aquatint, ill. ; each 16.2 x 59.3 cm., sheet 50.8 x 70.1 cm. |
| Notes: |
First Australian celestial maps covering part of the northern and southern skies.
"The places of the stars are calculated for the year 1830".
" ... and letters read according to the apparent position of stars in the southern hemisphere".
Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-rm3892; Library's copy has small tears & marginal defects - mounted on archival paper. |
| Subjects: |
Southern sky (Astronomy) -- Charts, diagrams, etc.
Stars -- Charts, diagrams, etc.
Celestial charts -- [1831?].
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| Call Number: | MAP RM 3892 |
| To cite this item use: |
http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-rm3892 |
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