Night Sky Collection

Meteor shower over the Mississippi River, 1833
Remarkable meteor shower over the Mississippi River, 1833. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Greek astronomer Hipparchus mapping the stars over Alexandria, ancient Egypt. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Spaceship to the Moon imagined in the 1870s
Projectile train to the moon, a suggested form of space travel, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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William Herschel and his sister Caroline at their telescope, 1700s. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

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Three kings following the star to worship the coming of the prophet, Jesus. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Medieval astronomers studying the sky
Astronomers studying the planetary systems, the sun, moon, and stars. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 1537 edition of Boethius

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The Roc, a fabulous legendary bird of great size and strength. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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There came Wise Men from the East to see the newborn Jesus. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Angel in moonlight
Angel flying in a moonlit sky. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Three kings following the star to Bethlehem, birthplace of Jesus. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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