six-burrit-huntington-celestial-map-plates
Lot 347
Six Burrit & Huntington Celestial Map Plates
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
From Elijah Burrit's ATLAS DESIGNED TO ILLUSTRATE THE GEOGRAPHY OF THE HEAVENS (New York: F. J. Huntington, 1835), hand-colored and presented in modern wooden frames, to include: Plate VIII, "A Celestial Planisphere of the Heavens" (SS 15 x 21 in.; DOA 19.5 x 25.25 in.); Plate VI, "Northern Circumpolar Map"; Plate VII, "Southern Circumpolar Map"; (3) maps of constellations (all SS 14.25 x 13.5 in.; DOA 18 x 17.25).

The Planisphere has a large central area of foxing; the others have very light, if any, staining. Not examined out of the frames.

$600 - 900