Lot 2198
Four diagrams regarding celestial charting French. C. 1790. Paris. 10 x 11½". "Des Planetes en Particulier"shows the six known planets and their oribits. "Observations" features the earth in four positions. "La Maniere de Reconnoitre les Principales E'toiles dans le Ciel" shows a the night sky and a beautifully rendered Milky Way. "Des Planetes. Gnomon de l'Eglife de St. Sulpice de Paris" shows use of a gnomon to determine solstices. Four absolutely lovely works on thick hand land paper.
Four hand-tinted and colored pale blue-green pages in French. Beautiful illustrations with detailed text to either side.
Binder's stub removed on all four; they all shoe some degree of toning to the edges. pencil ID verso and at bottom right. Generally very good to near fine condition.
Estimated Value $800 - 1,000.
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