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Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 18 May 2015 at 11:22:49 (UTC)

Reason
This star atlas is probably less known than something like Uranometria, but still quite impressive, with comet paths charted as well. Very solid resolution, considering that each plate is about 48x49 cm.
Articles in which this image appears
Ignace-Gaston Pardies
FP category for this image
Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator
Ignace-Gaston Pardies, G. Vallet

Promoted File:Ignace Gaston Pardies-Plate 1.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:36, 18 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Ignace Gaston Pardies-Plate 2.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:36, 18 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Ignace Gaston Pardies-Plate 3.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:36, 18 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Ignace Gaston Pardies-Plate 4.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:36, 18 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Ignace Gaston Pardies-Plate 5.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:36, 18 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Ignace Gaston Pardies-Plate 6.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:36, 18 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]