A plan of the solar system exhibiting its relative magnitudes and distances
Published in "Atlas, designed to illustrate The geography of the heavens", by Elijah Burritt.
F.J. Huntington., Hartford, 1836. 3rd edition.
Note that this comes along with the covers to the actual atlas (shown in the last 3 photos).The backcover is quite torn.
Depicts:- Relative Magnitude of Planets - Comparative Distance of the Planets to the Sun - Exhibiting the Relative Positions of the Planets Orbits...
Double page size (28 x 16 inches)..
The work of Elijah Burritt, though active only from approximately 1833 to 1856, is still in use today. His atlas, "Geography of the Heavens", from which this chart is from, is considered the last decorative Celestial atlas of the 19th century. Famous American author of fantasy and horror H.P. Lovecraft considered the Burritt atlas one of his favorite books, perhaps inspiring some of his works.
