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Hevelius Cosmographia
Sextans Uraniae - The Sextant of Urania
by Johannes Hevelius
Artwork Details
Year
1690
Collection
From Uranographia (1690)
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Medium
Hand-colored engraving
About This Artwork
A constellation created by Hevelius to commemorate his astronomical sextant destroyed in the fire of 1679. Named for Urania, the muse of astronomy.
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