Celestial Chart of the Southern Sky Commonwealth captured remarkable scenes of 19th

captured remarkable scenes of 19th century colonial life in the city and the bush

An attractively drawn map showing railways

From Baker's "Australian County Atlas"

which allowed the government to meet the needs of a massive increase in tonnage of modern steel shipping

publishedin in Paris

Celestial Chart of the Southern Sky Commonwealth captured remarkable scenes of 19thCreator Cellarius Date 1660 A celestial chart depicting the constellations of the Southern Sky, with the South Pole labelled Terra Australis Incognita. This superb chart with figures of the Zodiac is from the Celestial Atlas of Universal Harmony, or Harmonia Macrocosmica, by Andreas Cellarius (15961665), considered by many to be the most beautiful star atlas ever published. Engraving by Johannes van Loon, circa 1660. Source: National Library of