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OBJECT TYPE: ORIGINAL/COPPER PLATE
DATE: 1985
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0143.001

MANUFACTURER: AKADEMIE D. WISSENSCHAFTEN DER DDR
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Potsdam, German Democratic Republic

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Paper; ink

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 95.0 cm
Width: 68.3 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Printing
Category: Printed specimens
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: WISSENSCHAFTEN
Country: German Democratic Republic
State/Province: Unknown
City: Potsdam

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Reproduction of elaborate antique astronomical map
Technical: HIGH QUALITY REPRODUCTION PRODUCED USING ANTIQUE PRESS; ORIGINAL PRINTING PLATES AND PERIOD PARCHMENT
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MAJOR CONSTELLATIONS IDENTIFIED INCLUDE "LEO"; "CANCER" & "SEXTANS URANIAE"./ EMBOSSED STAMP IN LOWER LEFT DEPICTS BIRD & "MK/ IMPRIMARE"./ PRINTERS' STAMP ON REVERSE, IN LOWER RIGHT CORNER: "AKADEMIE D. WISSENSCHAFTEN DER DDR/ ZENTRALINSTITUT FUR ASTROPHYSIK NACHDRUCK NR. 74185/ VON DER ORIGINALPLATTE DES BODE-STERNATLAS".
Missing: None evident From CA of 11/15/2001 by David Daley: No - Complete
Finish: Off-white pebble - textured paper
Decoration: N/A

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AKADEMIE D. WISSENSCHAFTEN DER DDR, Map, 1985, Artifact no. 1987.0143, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0143.001/

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