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Burges, Bartholomew.
Norman, John, 1748?-1817.
Burges, Bartholomew. A short account of the Solar system and of comets in general.
cartographic
Celestial charts. lcgft
eng
"To the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in the State of Massachusetts & to the Philosophical Society of Pennsylvania this plate is most humbly dedicated by their most obedient humble servant Bartholomew Burges."
Appears in: A Short Account of the Solar System and of Comets in General (Boston: B. Edes, 1789).
Includes illustrations of terrestrial and celestial globes and "A Table of the Diameters, Periods & c of the several Planets in the Solar System."
LC copy stamped in blue ink on verso: 5986. Minor discolorations throughout. Mounted on cloth.
Astrology--Maps.
Solar system--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Solar system.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
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