Bayer, Johann. Cepheus. Augsburg, 1603. Cartographer_Claude Joseph Sauthier One of the earliest obtainable
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One of the earliest obtainable large format plans of the City of Washington
More scholarship may finally ascertain the author and precise date of this map
Rightly considered one of the foremost maps in American history
Nicolaes Visscher (1618–1679) was a distinguished Dutch cartographer and engraver
Representatives from Matagorda attended meetings and conventions leading up to the Texas Revolution
Bayer, Johann. Cepheus. Augsburg, 1603. Cartographer_Claude Joseph Sauthier One of the earliest obtainableJohann Bayer Cepheus From "Uranometria, omnium asterismorum continens schemata" Augsburg, 1603 15 1 2" x 12 3 4" Bayer was the first accurate star atlas. A lawyer and amateur astronomer, he was the first to signify the location of the stars within a given constellation by the use of Greek letters (with the addition of the Latin alphabet for constellations with more than 24 stars). This strikingly simple innovation greatly improved the identification
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