Jamieson Celestial Atlas


	Jamieson Celestial Atlas

invictus

1-14-2007 6:01 PM

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invictus says:

Excellent scans from a 1822 edition Celestial Atlas. A vintage from BibliOdyysey. (Check the source - many page scans.)

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