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Auction 112, Lot 68

"Andromede, Persee, Le Triangle", Fortin, Jean

Subject: Celestial

Period: 1776 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Celeste de Flamsteed

Color: Hand Color

Size:
9 x 7 inches
22.9 x 17.8 cm
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Attractive celestial chart based on the Sanson-Flamsteed projection showing the constellations, in allegorical form, as viewed from Greenwich.

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Condition: A

Faint damp stains in blank margins. Attractive later color with stars highlighted in gold.

Estimate: $200 - $250

Sold for: $230

Closed on 9/28/2005

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