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Colored 1777 engraved star map of the northern sky in a circle, with constellations, a gold border, and four colored building vignettes at the corners.

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

A colored engraved celestial planisphere shows the northern night sky as a circle of stars and constellation figures on a green and blue ground, framed by a gold border. Four hand-tinted vignettes of towers and buildings sit at the corners beneath an Italian title cartouche.

Artist
Castellan.
Date
1777
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3103 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)

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

Español: Planisferio celeste del hemisferio norte, 1777

Un planisferio celeste grabado y coloreado muestra el cielo nocturno del norte como un círculo de estrellas y figuras de constelaciones sobre un fondo verde y azul, enmarcado por un borde dorado. Cuatro viñetas de torres y edificios coloreadas a mano aparecen en las esquinas, bajo un cartucho con título en italiano.

Português: Planisfério celeste do hemisfério norte, 1777

Um planisfério celeste gravado e colorido mostra o céu noturno do norte como um círculo de estrelas e figuras de constelações sobre um fundo verde e azul, emoldurado por uma borda dourada. Quatro vinhetas de torres e edifícios coloridas à mão aparecem nos cantos, abaixo de um cartucho com título em italiano.

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