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Hand-colored 1730 star chart of the Scorpius constellation with numbered stars, ecliptic line and degree grid.

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A hand-colored engraved star chart titled Scorpius, showing the scorpion constellation with its stars numbered and the ecliptic and Via Lactea marked across the sky. The map is framed by a green border with degree markings along its edges and the Capricorn and Tropicus lines drawn in. The work is attributed to Corbinian Thomas and dated 1730.