Bayer, Johann. Aquila, 1603 Mammals Bensell captures the essence of

Bensell captures the essence of frontier life as the hunter draws his gun fearful of a confrontation with the Native Americans he has glimpsed through the trees

the Supreme Court of Canada

21 1/2" x 38"

17 1/2 x 22 inches

Amsterdam: 1660

Bayer, Johann. Aquila, 1603 Mammals Bensell captures the essence ofJohann Bayer Aquila From "Uranometria, omnium asterismorum continens schemata" Augsburg, 1603 approx.: 13 1 2" x 17" Bayer was the first accurate star atlas. A lawyer and amateur astronomer, he was the first to signify the location of the stars within a given constellation by the use of Greek letters (with the addition of the Latin alphabet for constellations with more than 24 stars). This strikingly simple innovation greatly improved the