Chart of the constellation Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia.
London: David Bogue, c. 1845. Wood engraving. 150 x 190mm.
£170.00
Description
Cassiopeia, the queen of Aethiopia and mother of Andromeda, was chained to her throne in the Heavens by Posidon as punishment for her vanity.
Plate 30 of 'The Beauty of the Heavens: a pictorial display of the astronomical phenomena of the universe'.









