{"product_id":"plate-iv-in-the-atlas-designed-to-illustrate-burritt-s-geography-of-the-heavens-by-elijah-hinsdale-burritt","title":"Plate IV in the Atlas Designed to Illustrate Burritt’s Geography of the Heavens, by Elijah Hinsdale Burritt","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlate IV\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAtlas Designed to Illustrate Burritt’s Geography of the Heavens\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, by Elijah Hinsdale Burritt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eC.1835\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHand Colored Engraving\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis hand-colored engraving, designated \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Plate IV,\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a detailed celestial chart published in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1835\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eF. J. Huntington\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in Hartford, Connecticut, for Elijah Hinsdale Burritt's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAtlas Designed to Illustrate the Geography of the Heavens\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The map illustrates the spring and early summer night sky, highlighting prominent constellations such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVirgo (The Virgin)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeo (The Lion)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBootes (The Herdsman)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and the sprawling form of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHydra (The Water Serpent)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Richly decorated with vibrant allegorical figures overlapping a precise celestial grid, the print tracks right ascension, declination, and the path of the ecliptic corresponding to the ideal observation months of April, May, and June. As indicated by the lower margin inscription, the map was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Engraved by W. G. Evans, N. York, under the Direction of E. H. Burritt,\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e capturing the intricate craftsmanship of early 19th-century American scientific illustration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst issued in Hartford in 1833, Burritt’s atlas was created as a highly accessible educational tool to accompany his textbook, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Geography of the Heavens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Elijah Hinsdale Burritt (1794–1838) was an American mathematician and astronomer nicknamed the \"Blacksmith Astronomer\" due to his early mechanical apprenticeship. He structured these specific charts based heavily on the artistic layout style of the 17th-century French Jesuit scientist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIgnace-Gaston Pardies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, heavily modernizing the coordinate scales for contemporary classroom use. This chart is incredibly important to cartographic history because it represents the first major, mass-produced celestial atlas created specifically for American schools. Prior to Burritt's publication, astronomy instruction relied heavily on foreign imports; his work democratized stargazing for hundreds of thousands of students and laid the foundation for popular astronomy education in the United States. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eH 16” X 14” W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: Slightly toned with age, small tears on the sides\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANTONIO RAIMO GALLERY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54189003800855,"sku":"PR0212-4","price":219.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/3607\/0679\/files\/PR0212-4.1.jpg?v=1784576476","url":"https:\/\/antonioraimogallery.com\/products\/plate-iv-in-the-atlas-designed-to-illustrate-burritt-s-geography-of-the-heavens-by-elijah-hinsdale-burritt","provider":"ANTONIO RAIMO GALLERY","version":"1.0","type":"link"}