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Hand-coloured engraving with two circular diagrams of planetary orbits in teal and gold, framed by a ring of stars, with Italian headings above.

Astronomy: a star map of the night sky. Coloured engraving by G. Zuliani after Castellan, with lettering by G. Pitteri,1777.

Two circular diagrams of the universe sit side by side on a cream sheet, each with a teal disc crossed by concentric planetary orbits, a central sun or earth, and a dense ring of stars. Italian headings read Tavola Cosmografica I and Sistema dell'Universo, with a central cartouche reading Mappa dell'Universo.

Artist
Giuliano Zuliani
Date
1777
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2654 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1777.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

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Español: Dos diagramas cosmográficos del universo, grabado de 1777

Dos diagramas circulares del universo se sitúan lado a lado sobre una hoja crema, cada uno con un disco turquesa cruzado por órbitas planetarias concéntricas, un sol o tierra central y un denso anillo de estrellas. Encabezados en italiano leen Tavola Cosmografica I y Sistema dell'Universo, con un cartucho central que dice Mappa dell'Universo.

Português: Dois diagramas cosmográficos do universo, gravura de 1777

Dois diagramas circulares do universo ficam lado a lado sobre uma folha creme, cada um com um disco turquesa cortado por órbitas planetárias concêntricas, um sol ou terra central e um denso anel de estrelas. Títulos em italiano leem Tavola Cosmografica I e Sistema dell'Universo, com um cartucho central com a frase Mappa dell'Universo.

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