Planisphere Engraving
Felix Delamarche, Paris: 1830

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Planisphere Representant les differentes positions de la terre
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Felix Delamarche
Planisphére Representant les differentes positions de la terre relativement au Soleil
[Planisphere representing the different positions of the earth relative to the sun]

Paris: 1830
Engraving
17.5 x 24.5 inches
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Uncommon and decorative print showing the position of the earth in relation to the sun in each month of the year 1830. In each corner there is a panel with a text explication of the positions during each season.

Published by Felix Delamarche, of the Delamarche family of cartographers, publishers of maps and atlases, and the most renowned and prolific producers of globes and armillary spheres in France in the 19th century. Read more about them in our Guide to Globe Makers.

Full title: "Planisphére Representant les differentes positions de la terre relativement au Soleil pendant les douze mois de l'année, calculé pour 1830."


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