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Hand-coloured engraving of an armillary sphere on a pedestal, with colored rings and Italian labels.

Armillary Sphere, Hand-Coloured Engraving

A hand-coloured engraving of an armillary sphere on a turned pedestal stand. Interlocking metal-like rings in pink, blue and green cross over a graduated meridian and horizon ring, with Italian labels such as Sfera Armillare, Polo Artico, Zenit and Nadir printed around the figure.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1800 and 1809?]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3050 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1819.
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

Maps and Cosmosengravingscientific illustrationhand-colouredantique printastronomyarmillary spherecelestial globeastronomical instrumentearly 1800s

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