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Hand-coloured 1668 star chart showing constellations Hydra, Orion, Canis Maior and Argo navis with numbered stars.

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Figura observationum Comet, a R.D.P. Aegidio Franc. de Gottingnies, Stanisław Lubieniecki (1668). Via artnap.com

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A hand-coloured celestial chart from 1668 shows constellations including Hydra, Orion, Canis Maior, Lepus, Argo navis, Crater and Corvus, with numbered stars and a magnitude key. The figures are rendered as engraved illustrations on a cream paper ground, and the title refers to observations of a comet by Aegidius Franc. de Gottingnies.