Planisphere. Philips' Planisphere showing the Principal Stars, circa 1905

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Planisphere. Philips' Planisphere showing the Principal Stars, circa 1905

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Planisphere. Philips' Planisphere showing the Principal Stars, circa 1890 Planisphere. Philips' Planisphere showing the Principal Stars Visible for Every Hour in the Year, circa 1905, is a detailed celestial chart. The chart is printed in blue and white on paper-board, designed to be moveable and is housed within a gilt morocco disc featuring four compass points. The planisphere measures 315 x 315 mm and includes a printed explanation on the verso. There is slight wear visible on the extremities. This vintage astronomical tool was used to help stargazers identify the principal stars in the night sky at any given time of the year. More details: Printed in London by George Philip & Son, 1905, Printed paperboard disk (10” in diameter), within cutaway square paperboard mount (12.25” x 12.25”), gold-stamped on recto, printed on verso. Handwritten note of possibly previous owner. An early example (first versions were printed in circa 1870) of this handsome planisphere produced by the important London cartographic publishing firm George Philip & Son. A portable device designed to aid the student or amateur astronomer in their study of stars and constellations visible in the night sky, many of this elegant planispheres were evidently imported in the US and sold by the Boston School Supply Co. The one here was produced in or for The London Geographical Institute on Fleet Street in London. The inner disk, showing the stars linked by straight lines into labeled constellations, rotates inside a gold-stamped mount. The “Explanation,” printed on blue paper mounted to the verso, instructs: “To find that part of the Heavens visible at any state time, revolve the movable disc till the day of the month, marked upon its edge, corresponds with the time of day or night figured upon the leather disc…In order to see the stars indicated on this Planisphere in their proper relation to the actual Horizon, hold the Planisphere above you, face downwards, so that the title comes on the side away from you. The Pole Star will then be seen at its proper altitude of 51 ½°, with the Eastern and Western Horizons respectively to the right and left.” A list, with prices, of “Philips’ Popular Astronomical & Geographical Aids” is printed below. This is the later version of Philips’ planisphere produced in 1905, with the title stamped in five straight lines below the cutout, rather than, as in the earlier version, in four curving lines above. George Philip & Son was founded in Liverpool in 1834 by George Philip Sr. (1800–1882), after he had spent many years in the employ of William Grapel, a bookseller and printer. Working with cartographers John Bartholomew Sr., William Hughes, and August Petermann, the firm published educational materials, and became increasingly successful. It was renamed in 1848, when George Philip Jr. (1823–1902) joined the business. Upon George Philip Jr.’s death in 1902, the firm began manufacturing globes, and founded the London Geographical Institute—not an institute at all, but a related company—the same year, although it continued to publish as George Philip & Son, as well.

Dimensions:
Height: 10.04 in (25.5 cm)Diameter: 10.04 in (25.5 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Paper
Period:
1900-1909
Date of Manufacture:
1905
Condition:
Very good, considering age. Moderate wear to extremities, due to handling. Some of the gold lettering faded. Please study the scan carefully.
Seller Location:
Langweer, NL
Reference Number:
Seller: BG-137581stDibs: LU3054340290962

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