Historic Map : Burritt, Huntington Map of The Constellations or Stars in October, November and December , 1856, Vintage Wall Art

Historic Map : Burritt, Huntington Map of The Constellations or Stars in October, November and December , 1856, Vintage Wall ArtThis rare hand colored map of the stars was engraved W. G. Evans of New York for Burritt's 1856 edition of the Atlas to Illustrate the Geography of the Heavens. It represents the Northern night sky in the months of October, November and December. Constellations are drawn in detail and include depictions of the Zodiacal figures the stars are said to represent. Included on this chart are Aquarius (the Water Bearer), Aries (the Ram), Pisces (the Fish),

This rare hand colored map of the stars was engraved W. G. Evans of New York for Burritt's 1856 edition of the Atlas to Illustrate the Geography of the Heavens. It represents the Northern night sky in the months of October, November and December. Constellations are drawn in detail and include depictions of the Zodiacal figures the stars are said to represent. Included on this chart are Aquarius (the Water Bearer), Aries (the Ram), Pisces (the Fish), Capricorn (the Sea Goat) and Cetus (the Whale). Chart is quartered by lines indicating the Solstitial and Equinoctial Colures. This map, like all of Burritt's charts, is based on the celestial cartographic work of Pardies and Doppelmayr. D\\ated and copyrighted: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1856 by F. J. Huntington in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States in the Southern District of N. York.