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Centre du Monde. Systêmes de Ptolomée et de Ticho-Brahé. One of the set of 17 highly coloured and decorative French terrestrial and celestial engravings, entitled 'Centre of the World. Systems of Ptolemy and Tycho Brahe'. A d
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National Maritime Museum

Climats d'Heures et de Mois. This is one of 17 hand-coloured and decorative terrestrial and celestial engravings published in Paris in 1761, entitled 'Climates of the Hours and the Months', indicating details such as length of day at differ
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National Maritime Museum

Colures, Tropiques, circles Polaires, et leur usage. This is one of 17 hand-coloured and decorative terrestrial and celestial engravings published in Paris in 1761, entitled 'Colures, Tropics, polar circles and their usage'. Each presents variou
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National Maritime Museum

De la Longtitude et de la Latitude. This is one of 17 hand-coloured and decorative terrestrial and celestial engravings published in Paris in 1761, entitled 'On Longitude and Latitude'. Each presents various astronomical and geographical ideas,
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National Maritime Museum

Des Planètes en Particulier. This is one of 17 hand-coloured and decorative terrestrial and celestial engravings published in Paris in 1761, entitled 'The Characteristics of the Planets'. Each presents various astronomical and geographic
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National Maritime Museum

Des Planètes Subalternes et de la Paralaxe. This is one of 17 hand-coloured and decorative terrestrial and celestial engravings published in Paris in 1761, 'On the Subordinate Planets and Parallax'. Each presents various astronomical and
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National Maritime Museum

Des Planètes. One of the set of 17 highly coloured and decorative French terrestrial and celestial engravings, entitled 'The Planets'. A detailed text is printed down both sides of the central diagram and the whole is surrounded by a deco
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National Maritime Museum

Diversité des Ombres et Diverse Situation des Habitans de la Terre. This is one of 17 hand-coloured and decorative terrestrial and celestial engravings published in Paris in 1761, entitled 'Diversity of Shadows [i.e. angle towards Sun/ climate
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National Maritime Museum

Du Zodiaque et de l'Eclyptique. This is one of 17 hand-coloured and decorative terrestrial and celestial engravings published in Paris in 1761, entitled 'Of the zodiac and the Ecliptic'. The text and diagram indicate how the ecliptic is use
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National Maritime Museum

Explication des Saisons. One of the set of 17 highly coloured and decorative French terrestrial and celestial engravings, entitled 'Explanation of the Seasons'. A detailed text is printed down both sides of the central diagram and the whole is s
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National Maritime Museum

Histoire de la découverte des Mondes Nouveau et Inconnu. This is one of 17 hand-coloured and decorative terrestrial and celestial engravings published in Paris in 1761entitled 'History of the discovery of the New and Unknown Worlds'. Each pres
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National Maritime Museum

La Manière de reconnoitre les Principales Etoiles dans le Ciel. This is one of 17 hand-coloured and decorative terrestrial and celestial engravings published in Paris in 1761, entitled 'How to recognise the Principal Stars in the Sky'. Ea
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National Maritime Museum

Observations Sur les Points Cardinaux. Lignes, et Circles de la Sphère. This is one of 17 hand-coloured and decorative terrestrial and celestial engravings published in Paris in 1761, entitled 'Observations on the Cardinal Points. Lines and Ci
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National Maritime Museum

Pôles du Monde, de l’Eclypique, et de l’Horizon. Points des Equinoxes, et des Solstices; Points Cardinaux, et Collatéraux. This is one of 17 hand-coloured and decorative terrestrial and celestial engravings published in Paris in 1
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National Maritime Museum

Système de Copernic. This is one of 17 hand-coloured and decorative terrestrial and celestial engravings published in Paris in 1761, entitled 'System of Copernicus'. Each presents various astronomical and geographical ideas, with a centra
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National Maritime Museum

Système de Descartes. This is one of 17 hand-coloured and decorative terrestrial and celestial engravings published in Paris in 1761, entitled 'System of Descartes'. Each presents various astronomical and geographical ideas, with a centra
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National Maritime Museum

Zônes. This is one of 17 hand-coloured and decorative terrestrial and celestial engravings published in Paris in 1761, entitled 'Zones', on the terrestrial climactic zones. Each presents various astronomical and geographical ideas, with a
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National Maritime Museum