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John Flamsteed
eighteenth century sign of the zodiac - Sagittarius

1753

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Pineapple with foliage.
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POITEAU/TURPIN. Traité des arbres fruitiers: A Set of Four Apples
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A Group of Twelve 18th Century engravings of Parrots.
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Located in London, GB
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Philips’ New Map of Africa
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[PHILIP, George] Philips’ New Map of Africa London & Liverpool George Philip & Son [1899] Attractive large map of Africa by the firm founded by the Scottish cartographer George Ph...
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18th-century celestial - Andromeda Perseus Triangulum
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18th-century celestial FLAMSTEED, John. Andromeda Perseus Triangulum London, C. Nourse, 1753. A fine star chart from the Atlas Coelestis, the largest and most accurate star atlas ...
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