{"product_id":"a-pair-of-18th-century-celestial-charts-by-samuel-dunn","title":"A pair of 18th century celestial charts by Samuel Dunn","description":"\u003cp\u003eA pair of engraved celestial charts by Samuel Dunn\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTitled: The Principal Fixed Stars of the North\/South Hemisphere Delineated on the Plane of the Equator, for the Year 1774\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher: Laurie \u0026amp; Whittle, London, May 1794\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach chart flanked by inset boxes containing a list and position of the principal stars and geographical information.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed and glazed in our studio\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions of each including frame: 53.5 x 63 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSamuel Dunn (1723-1794) was an eminent mathematician and cartographer who published many geographical works in the later decades of the 18th century. He concerned himself chiefly with improving the measurement of longitude for vessels at sea, particularly by the use of celestial measurements.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Richard Martin Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43886639677528,"sku":null,"price":725.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/6193\/files\/celestial-chart-north-hemisphere-samuel-dunn.jpg?v=1773937097","url":"https:\/\/www.richardmartingallery.co.uk\/products\/a-pair-of-18th-century-celestial-charts-by-samuel-dunn","provider":"Richard Martin Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}