Photographische Sternkarten (October 15, 1901)

October 15, 1901

Max Wolf and Joh. Palisa

Associated Names
Wolf and Palisa

Artist, German, active late 19th - early 20th century

This is a photograph of a star chart. The image shows a grid layout with small black dots spread across the background, representing stars in the celestial coordinate system. The chart, titled "Photographische Sternkarten," was created by Joh. Palisa and Max Wolf and includes annotations detailing its production date, location, and contributors. The chart features references to celestial latitude and longitude, presented on an organized grid with numbered divisions running vertically and horizontally along the edges. These coordinates assist in identifying star positions within the mapped sky section. The information provided emphasizes cartographical efforts to document the night sky in 1901.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon; purchase and gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

Printed in letterpress, across top on sheet: PHOTOGRAPHISCHE STERNKARTEN / von / JOH. PALISA und MAX WOLF; upper left: BLATT 79.; upper center: RED. AUF 1855.0 : - 0m 53s, - 5'.9; upper right: AEQUIN. 1875.0; printed in letterpress, bottom left: BRUCE-TELESKOP. / AUFGENOMMEN von A. KOPFF.; bottom center: PLATTE: NR. 308 / REPRODUZIERT von M. WOLF.; bottom right: 1901, OKTOBER 15, 8h 41m.8 bis 11h 41m.8 M.Z. KÖNIGSTUHL. / BEARBEITET von J. PALISA und J. RHEDEN.; very bottom left, in smaller font: BROMSILBERKOPIE VON DER ÖSTERR. PHOTOGR. GESELLSCHAFT IN WIEN.; very bottom right, in smaller font: BUCHDRUCK VON M. SALZER IN WIEN.; on verso, in graphite by unknown hand, lower left: PW002

Wikidata ID

Q64157844

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