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Hand-colored star chart of the constellation Cancer depicted as a red crab among numbered stars and zodiac lines.

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A hand-colored engraved star chart shows the constellation Cancer as a large red crab with outstretched claws and legs, set against yellow banded bands. Star positions are marked with numbered stars and astronomical symbols, with the ecliptic and tropic lines drawn across the sky. The print is attributed to Corbinian Thomas and dated 1730.