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Hand-coloured engraved star chart of the constellation Hercules, drawn upside down, with a crown constellation, a serpent and labelled stars on pale blue.

Astrology: constellations, Hercules. Coloured engraving by S. Hall, 1825.

A hand-coloured engraved star chart shows the figure of Hercules upside down, holding a bow and club, with a crown-shaped constellation at right and a serpent and other star groups around him. Stars are marked with dots and labelled on a pale blue ground with dotted constellation boundaries.

Artist
Sidney Hall
Date
[1825?]
Medium
Transparencies Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2789 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1835.
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: Hércules y Corona Boreal, carta celeste de Sidney Hall, 1825

Un mapa estelar grabado y coloreado a mano muestra la figura de Hércules boca abajo, sosteniendo un arco y una maza, con una constelación en forma de corona a la derecha y una serpiente alrededor. Las estrellas aparecen marcadas con puntos y etiquetadas sobre un fondo azul pálido.

Português: Hércules e Corona Boreal, carta celeste de Sidney Hall, 1825

Um mapa estelar gravado e colorido à mão mostra a figura de Hércules de cabeça para baixo, segurando um arco e uma clava, com uma constelação em forma de coroa à direita e uma serpente ao redor. As estrelas estão marcadas com pontos e identificadas sobre um fundo azul claro.

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