Lynx - The Lynx
hevelius-cosmographia

Lynx - The Lynx

by Johannes Hevelius

Year:1690
Collection:From Uranographia (1690)
Medium:Hand-colored engraving

About this artwork

Another constellation invented by Hevelius, named for the sharp-eyed cat. Hevelius remarked that one would need the eyes of a lynx to see it.

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