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Hand-colored 1668 star chart showing zodiac and constellation figures with comet tails across the sky.

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Figura observat. Cometicar. Haoverae factar. a Communicat Cl. Viri D. Christiani Busmanni, Med. et Philos. Doct. . ., Stanisław Lubieniecki (1668). Via artnap.com

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A hand-colored astronomical plate showing constellations drawn as mythological figures, including Virgo, Leo, Cancer, Gemini, Orion and Taurus, with comet paths traced in gold across the sky. The title in the upper margin refers to observations of comets made in Hanover and communicated by Christian Busmann. The print is attributed to Stanisław Lubieniecki and dated 1668.