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Coloured engraving of a card with two circular dials: a globe on the left and a star chart on the right, above mountain peaks.

Shepherd's Geographical and Astronomical Clock, 1844

A coloured engraved card titled Shepherd's Geographical & Astronomical Clock, with two circular rotating discs. The left disc shows a globe of the Earth surrounded by place-time scales; the right shows a northern star chart with constellations. Mountain ranges and printed instructions fill the lower border.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1844
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3015 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1844.
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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