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Figura faciem ac situm etc... No. 81

Forbes and Clark Collections Visualizing Maritime History Project

Monochrome star chart, with illustrations of the constellations made up by these stars, including the whale Cetus. The path of a comet is shown along the horizontal. Artist attributions below the image; title above: "Figura faciem ac situm immobilem illum referens -- notabilis illius cometae CCLXI A. C. 1264. No. 81."

whales
1668-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Gerardi, G.
ink; paper; mounting
8 1/4 in x 10 3/4 in
Netherlands: Amsterdam