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Engraving of a large bird with spread wings, its body and feathers covered by a zodiac chart, with a banner above and crossed objects, sun, moon and globe below.

A dove stands on crossed keys holding in its wings a chart showing the good, bad or indifferent effects of each sign of the zodiac on different human activities. Engraving by P. Miotte, 16--.

An engraved astrological diagram in which a large bird with spread wings bears a fan-shaped chart of the zodiac signs across its body and plumage. Above, a banner bears Latin text, and below, crossed key-like objects, a sun and moon face, and a globe appear beneath the bird.

Artist
Miotte, Pierre.
Date
[1646]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3002 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1646.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Carta del zodiaco dentro de un ave de alas extendidas

Un diagrama astrológico grabado en el que un ave grande de alas extendidas lleva una carta en forma de abanico con los signos del zodiaco sobre el cuerpo y el plumaje. Arriba aparece una cinta con texto en latín, y abajo, objetos cruzados semejantes a llaves, un rostro de sol y luna y un globo.

Português: Carta do zodíaco em ave de asas abertas

Um diagrama astrológico gravado no qual uma grande ave de asas abertas carrega uma carta em forma de leque com os signos do zodíaco sobre o corpo e a plumagem. Acima aparece uma faixa com texto em latim, e abaixo, objetos cruzados semelhantes a chaves, um rosto do sol e da lua e um globo.

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