This vivid "Sky Map" was published by the Institut Geographique National (IGN) in Paris. It shows the major constellations both as they appear in the sky above (at top) as well as in spheres (at bottom) centered on the northern and southern equatorial poles. The map also indicate the stars that are visible to the naked eye for each month of the year via the ecliptic. The map uses beautiful dark colors to symbolize the night sky and was "intended for amateur astronomers or people wishing to have a map that is both decorative and complete."

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Condition: A

A bold example fully backed with archival tissue. There is a minor abrasion at bottom left, a professionally repaired tear that enters about 1" into the image at right, and a few marginal spots of foxing. There is a pair of dark blue horizontal lines near the bottom of the image that are caused by our scanner and do not appear on the map itself.