Cancer, from John Flamsteed's 'Atlas Coelestis mb-width 5449 This is a satire on

This is a satire on the Corporation of Windsor

South-west view of Holy Cross Church

'Distinguished Amateurs - The Hospital Nurse'

with figures on horseback

Cancer, from John Flamsteed's 'Atlas Coelestis mb-width 5449 This is a satire onThe constellation Cancer (the crab), with Leo (the lion), Gemini (the twins), Hydra and Canis Minor. Map 4 from John Flamsteed's Atlas Coelestis, or star atlas (London, 1729). This was the first celestial atlas based on telescopic observations. Published posthumously, it was the work of the Astronomer Royal John Flamsteed FRS (1646 1719), and used the catalogue of 2935 stars in his 1725 Historia Coelestis Britannica. Original: engraving. 1729