A Scarce Philips' Planisphere by George Philip & Son c.1890 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles it is known that by

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A Scarce Philips' Planisphere by George Philip & Son c.1890 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles it is known that byOrigin: German English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1890 Height: 12 Width: 12 The scarce planisphere showing the Principal Stars Visible for Every Hour in the Year, being in printed paper on card with a black goatskin tooled and gilded leather horizon aperture and surviving from late nineteenth century Germany. The condition is good with one small break to the leather aperture. The reverse shows staining. In astronomy, a