COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Moon, F. G.
Date:
1829
Short Title:
Composite: Astronomia.
Publisher:
F. G. Moon
Publisher Location:
London
Type:
Composite Map
Obj Height cm:
40
Obj Width cm:
91
Note:
Composite to: Astronomia, showing all 52 cards in deck.
Subject:
Celestial
Full Title:
(Composite to) Astronomia. London. Published by F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, 1829.
List No:
14006.002
Series No:
2
Engraver or Printer:
J. & G. Pickett
Publication Author:
Moon, F. G.
Pub Date:
1829
Pub Title:
Astronomia. London. Published by F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, 1829.
Pub Note:
Deck of 52 cards with celestial imagery. Cards include four suits represented by different colors, after the seasons, each with zodiac signs, a luminary, and the major and minor planets: Mercury, Venus, Tellus (or Earth), Mars, Vesta, Juno, Pallas, Ceres, Jupiter, Saturn and Herschel (or Uranus). Suits are as follows - Spring in blue: Aries, Taurus and Gemini, as well as Luna (or the moon); Summer in red: Cancer, Leo and Virgo, as well as the Sun; Autumn in yellow: Libra, Scorpio and Sagittarius, as well as the comet of 1680; Winter in white: Capicorn, Aquarius and Pisces, as well as the orbits. Each card features an astrological or astronomical symbol. Designed and published by F. G. Moon, London: 1829 (first edition). Steel engravings by J & G Pickett. Second edition, 1831, included an instruction booklet.
Pub List No:
14006.000
Pub Type:
Celestial Atlas
Pub Type:
Game
Pub Maps:
52
Pub Height cm:
10
Pub Width cm:
7
Image No:
14006002.jp2
Authors:
Moon, F. G.
Link To Source
Composite: Astronomia.
