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89/659 Map, 'Charta Caelestis', silver plate/gold/wood, International Astronomical Union, 1978
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Object statement
Map, 'Charta Caelestis', silver plate/gold/wood, International Astronomical Union, 1978
Production Notes include information about the design, manufacture and marketing of an object. Production notes
The map was issued by the Franklin Mint (Exton, Pennsylvania) in 1978 with the approval of the International Astronomical Union. It was to commemorate 50th anniversary of the IAU fixing the identities and boundaries of the presently recognised 88 constellations in the sky

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Description
Map, 'Charta Caelestis', silver plate/gold/wood, International Astronomical Union, 1978
Celestial map, rectangular in shape, showing the constellations of the northern and southern hemispheres, with Latin inscriptions and illustrations of antique astronomy instruments. The map is etched into silver plate, overpainted with gold and framed in wood.

Designed: International Astronomical Union;

Made: Franklin Mint; ; 1978
Marks
No makers' marks were visible.
The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
89/659
Height
520 mm
Width
710 mm
Depth
65 mm

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Acquisition credit line
Gift of Ted Stauffer, 1989

This object record is currently incomplete. The information available may date back as far as 125 years. Other information may exist in a non-digital form. The Museum continues to update and add new research to collection records.
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Short persistent URL
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{{cite web |url=http://from.ph/99425 |title=89/659 Map, 'Charta Caelestis', silver plate/gold/wood, International Astronomical Union, 1978 |author=Powerhouse Museum |accessdate=23 May 2013 |publisher=Powerhouse Museum, Australia}}


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