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Hand-coloured engraved celestial star map in a circle, with four small architectural views of buildings in the corners on a cream paper border.

Planisferio Celeste Meridionale: Southern Celestial Star Map, 1777

A hand-coloured engraved star map showing the southern night sky in a circular projection, with constellations and stars rendered as small dots and figures within a pale green field. Four framed architectural views of buildings surround the central circle, set on small vignettes of landscape.

Artist
Giuliano Zuliani
Date
1777
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3112 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1777.
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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