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Hand-colored star chart of northern constellations including the Great Bear, Draco and Hercules, labeled in German.

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Vorstellung einer Gegend des gestirnten Himmels von Nordwest nach Nordost (December), Johann Elert Bode (1805). Via artnap.com

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Why is this public domain? Johann Elert Bode died in 1826; this work is in the public domain.

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A hand-colored star chart from Johann Elert Bode's 1805 series shows the northern sky from northwest to northeast for December. Constellations are drawn as figurative animals and figures, including the Great Bear, the Little Bear, Draco, Lynx and Hercules, with the North Pole and star positions marked by fine lines and labels in German.