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Corona Borealis - The Northern Crown

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Hevelius Cosmographia

Corona Borealis - The Northern Crown

by Johannes Hevelius

Artwork Details

Year

1690

Collection

Uranographia (1690)

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Medium

Copper engraving with hand coloring

About This Artwork

The Northern Crown constellation alongside Hercules. Represents Ariadne's crown, thrown into the sky by Dionysus. Forms a distinctive semicircular arc.

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