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Plate 4 (Autumnal Equinox)
Collection:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Author:
Pardies, Ignace Gaston, 1636-1673
Date:
1693
Engraver or Printer:
Duchange, Gaspard
Short Title:
Plate 4: Virgo, Hydra and other constellations.
Publisher:
Sebastien Mabre-Cramoisy Paris
Pub Date:
1693
From the Linda Hall Library exhibition catalog: “Pardies’ star atlas is stylistically one of the most attractive ever published. Pardies took his constellation figures primarily from Bayer’s Uranometria, but since each chart covers a large section of the sky, these figures had to be carefully integrated, which was not an easy task. Pardies’ engraver accomplished this task with great success…The plate(which) shows Hercules, Ophiuchus] Scorpius, Sagittarius, Aquila, and Lyra,..is one of the most stunning compositions in the history of celestial cartography.”
And I thought our in-house artist has an awesome job.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_masv7cfqpV1qahuhjo1_500.jpg)
Collection:
David Rumsey Historical Map CollectionAuthor:
Pardies, Ignace Gaston, 1636-1673Date:
1693Engraver or Printer:Duchange, GaspardShort Title:
Plate 4: Virgo, Hydra and other constellations.Publisher:
Sebastien Mabre-Cramoisy
ParisPub Date:1693From the Linda Hall Library exhibition catalog: “Pardies’ star atlas is stylistically one of the most attractive ever published. Pardies took his constellation figures primarily from Bayer’s Uranometria, but since each chart covers a large section of the sky, these figures had to be carefully integrated, which was not an easy task. Pardies’ engraver accomplished this task with great success…The plate(which) shows Hercules, Ophiuchus] Scorpius, Sagittarius, Aquila, and Lyra,..is one of the most stunning compositions in the history of celestial cartography.”
And I thought our in-house artist has an awesome job.
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