Northern planisphere, from John Flamsteed's 'Atlas Coelestis' York Stairs IN THE COUNTY OF DOWN

IN THE COUNTY OF DOWN

Original is oil on cavna 74

Both of the skirts reflect the changing fashion from an all rounded full skirt to a flatter front and a fuller back skirt

Paris is brought to her knees by the Dogs of War - Famine

Ludgate Hill

Northern planisphere, from John Flamsteed's 'Atlas Coelestis' York Stairs IN THE COUNTY OF DOWNThe stars of the northern hemisphere. Map 27 from John Flamsteed's Atlas Coelestis, or star atlas (London, 1729). This was the first celestial atlas based on telescopic observations. Published posthumously, it was the work of the Astronomer Royal John Flamsteed FRS (1646 1719), and used the catalogue of 2935 stars in his 1725 Historia Coelestis Britannica. Original: engraving. 1729