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Urania's mirror, or a view of the heavens | |||||||
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Hall, Sidney [engraver] |
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Author |
Leigh, Samuel [author] |
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Urania's mirror, or a view of the heavens |
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Description |
Game entitled Urania's mirror, or a view of the heavens; hold to light, with tissue paper backing to each card. Cards with plate numbers are hand-coloured. Rest (also engraved by Sidy. Hall) are uncoloured and unnumbered; View of the heavens; Camelopardalis, Tarandus and Custos Messium. Pl. 2; Lynx and Telescopium Herschilii. Pl. 8; Ursa Major. Pl. 9; Taurus Poniatowski, Serpentarius. Scutum Sobiesky, and Serpens. Pl. 12; Lacerta, Cygnus, Lyra, Vulpecula and Anser. Pl. 14; Pegasus and Equuleus. Pl. 15; Aries and Musca Borealis. Pl. 16; Cancer. Pl. 19; Libra. Pl. 22; Scorpio. Pl. 23; Capricornus. Pl. 25; Pisces. Pl. 27; Psalterium Georgii, Fluvius Eridanus, Cetus, Officina Sculptoris. Fornax Chemica, and Machina Electrica. Pl. 28; Monoceros, Canis Minor and Atelier Typographique. Pl. 31; Noctua, Corvus, Crater, Sextans, Uraniae, Hydra, Felis, Lupus, Centaurus, Antila Pneumatica, Argo Navis, and Pyxis Nautica. Pl. 32; Hercules and Corona Borealis; Sagittarius and Corona Australis; Gloria Frederich, Andromeda, and Triangula; Cassiopeia; Delphinus, Sagitta, Aquila, and Antinous; Cetus, Apparatus Sculptoris, Officina Chemica and Machina Electrica; Orion; Cepheus; Draco and Ursa Minor; Bootes, Canes Venatici and Coma Berenices; Perseus and Caput Medusae; Aurica; Canis Major and Lepus; Leo Major and Leo Minor; Taurus; Virgo; Gemini; Aquarius; Image 4 |
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Date |
1825 date QS:P571,+1825-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Dimensions | box, 33 plates; 235 x 173 x 32 mm | ||||||
Accession number |
Games 9 (1) |
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Place of creation | London (England): Samuel Leigh | ||||||
Notes | Allegro identifier: 20040901/10:56:51$jl . | ||||||
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Digital Bodleian This file comes from the John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera.
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