Old Star Map of Cancer, 1603 by Johann Bayer - Zodiac Astrology Chart - The Crab Horoscope Sign Finish:Framed art print Great Western Railway

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Old Star Map of Cancer, 1603 by Johann Bayer - Zodiac Astrology Chart - The Crab Horoscope Sign Finish:Framed art print Great Western RailwayA stunning and exceptionally rare handcoloured celestial chart of the zodiac constellation Cancer, The Crab with all of the stars picked out in gold. This star map was originally published in 1603 in Johann Bayer's "Uranometria," perhaps the most influential star atlas ever published and the forerunner of all modern star atlases. It contained 51 highly accurate star charts, 48 of which were the Ptolemaic constellations. And, of course, the 12 major