Flamsteed 1781 Photo Gallery by Henk Bril at pbase.com

Flamsteed 1781

The Atlas Coelestis is a star atlas published posthumously in 1729, based on observations made by the First Astronomer Royal, John Flamsteed.
The Atlas - the largest that ever had been published (so far) and the first comprehensive telescopic star catalogue and companion celestial atlas – contains 26 maps of the major constellations visible from Greenwich, with drawings made in the Rococo style by James Thornhill.
It also presents two planispheres designed by Abraham Sharp.

I own five maps of the 1781 edition.

Plate 9 - Aquarius	Plate 9 - Aquarius (detail)	Plate 9 - Cetus (detail)
Plate 15 - Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Ursa Minor, Draco	Plate 15 - Polus Arcticus & Polaris (detail)	Plate 15 - Polus Eclipticus (detail)
Plate 15 - Draco (detail)	Plate 17 - Camelopardal & Auriga	Plate 17 - Auriga (detail)
Plate 17 - Gemini (detail)	Plate 19 - Ursa Major	Plate 19 - Ursa Major (detail)
Plate 19 - Ursa Major & Canes Venatici (detail)	Plate 22 - Ophiuchus & Serpens	Plate 22 - Ophiuchus & Hercules (detail)
Plate 22 - Scorpio (detail)	Ursa Major - sizes Flamsteed vs Fortin	Ophiuchus - sizes Flamsteed vs Fortin vs Bode - Ophiuchus

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joseantonio		31-Jan-2014 17:38
Very nice work.V.

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