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Coloured lithograph with a zodiac sky above seated men at a map table, a burning city, ships, and a woman beside a Union Jack.

Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including Napoleon III looking at maps, a shipwreck, an assassination [?], and a battle in Africa. Coloured lithograph, [c.1858?].

A coloured lithograph in allegorical style. A celestial sphere with zodiac signs and planetary symbols fills the top, above seated men at a table with a map marked France, a shipwreck and burning city in the background, and a robed woman with a Union Jack at right. Figures wear uniforms, and the composition is crowded with objects.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1858
Medium
Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2946 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1858.
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: Astronomía: escenas apocalípticas con Napoleón III ante un mapa, 1858

Litografía coloreada de estilo alegórico. En la parte superior, una esfera celeste con signos del zodiaco y símbolos planetarios se extiende sobre hombres sentados ante una mesa con un mapa marcado Francia, y al fondo se ven un naufragio y una ciudad en llamas. A la derecha, una mujer con túnica sostiene una bandera británica.

Português: Astronomia: cenas apocalípticas com Napoleão III diante de um mapa, 1858

Litografia colorida em estilo alegórico. No alto, uma esfera celeste com signos do zodíaco e símbolos planetários paira sobre homens sentados a uma mesa com um mapa marcado França; ao fundo, veem-se um naufrágio e uma cidade em chamas. À direita, uma mulher de túnica segura uma bandeira britânica.

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