ALT 45° — THE FIGURES
The Constellations
The gold figures gather — the gods, beasts, and heroes of the sky.
engraved 16th–18th c.
Orion, the Hunter
The most magnificent figure in the sky.
engraved 16th–18th c.
Ursa Major, the Great Bear
The Big Dipper, and the pole of the sky.
engraved 16th–18th c.
Cygnus, the Swan
A swan in eternal flight down the Milky Way.
engraved 16th–18th c.
Pegasus, the Winged Horse
The horse born of sea-foam and blood.
engraved 16th–18th c.
Andromeda, the Chained Lady
The princess saved from the sea-monster.
engraved 16th–18th c.
Draco, the Dragon
The dragon coiled around the pole.
c. 1693
Coronelli's Celestial Globe Gores
The printed sheets that once wrapped the greatest globes.
1801
Cetus, the Sea-Monster
The whale-beast of myth, from the last great hand-drawn atlas.