Engraving of a large bird with spread wings, its body and feathers covered by a zodiac chart, with a banner above and crossed objects, sun, moon and globe below.

Engraved zodiac chart within a large bird with spread wings

An engraved astrological diagram in which a large bird with spread wings bears a fan-shaped chart of the zodiac signs across its body and plumage. Above, a banner bears Latin text, and below, crossed key-like objects, a sun and moon face, and a globe appear beneath the bird.

Artist: Miotte, Pierre.
Date: [1646]
Medium: Engravings
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 4000 × 3002 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1646.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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Engraved zodiac chart within a large bird with spread wings

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