Urania's Mirror — Ursa Major — Sidney Hall, poster

Sidney Hall's 1825 constellation chart from Urania's Mirror, taken from Wikimedia Commons CC0 archive, on archival fine art paper.

Engraved in 1825, Urania's Mirror — Ursa Major is one plate from Hall's optical constellation atlas. The image was meant to be held up to the light, so stars would prick holes and shine through. The constellation emerges as mythology and geometry at once — the Great Bear traced in stars, then rendered as decorative ornament around the edges. Hall's atlas sits at the intersection of science and art: each plate is as much a decorative composition as a star map. The stars follow the geometry; the geometry follows the mythology.

This is reproduced from a Wikimedia Commons CC0 archive scan at full resolution, printed on archival fine art paper, ready to hang.

THE PRINT

• Available in 21×29.7 cm / 8×12", A2 (42×59.4 cm), A1 (59.4×84.1 cm), or A0 (84.1×118.9 cm), landscape orientation
• Archival giclée on 200gsm Enhanced Matte fine art paper
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THE WORK

• Artist: Sidney Hall (active early 19th century)
• Year: 1825 (Urania's Mirror)
• Collection: Public domain · 19th-century astronomical archive
• Source: Wikimedia Commons · CC0 archive scan

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