#celestial atlas

If this doesn’t resemble a Star War, I’m not sure what does! To celebrate May 4th, enjoy this page titled Le Taureau, from John Flamsteed’s Celestial Atlas, published in 1795. Flamsteed was the first Royal Astronomer in England, and this atlas was published seventy-six years after his death. 

[Image description: A map of the stars centered on a large bull, the Taurus, fighting Orion.]

Call number: Rare 000 A-1795