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Hand-coloured lithograph with an astrologer at a telescope in a study, a crowd in a street, warships firing at sea, and a banner of text.

Astrologer, mob, sea battle and apocalyptic scenes, coloured lithograph

A hand-coloured print divided into several scenes: a robed, bearded astrologer with a telescope works in a cluttered study, while a crowd gathers in a city street and warships fire across a sea beneath dark clouds. A banner reads 'Herein the Aspects of the Heavens learn', with a rooster, eagle, Union Jack and cannon on the left.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1872
Medium
Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3346 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1872.
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

Alchemy and Hidden WisdomThe Zodiac and the StarsThe Sea and Ships19th centuryengravinglithographallegoryhand-colored printcrowdastrologytelescopeapocalyptic sceneastrologerunion jacksea battle

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