An astronomer Finish:Rolled Interior view showing a display

Interior view showing a display of arms and armour with visitors viewing the display and resting on chairs

The frontispiece from Tales of the Greek Seas by Andrew Lang

The accompanying text states that 'This beautiful variety is described by Count Bournon in the Philosophical Transactions for 1801

hoses and a carraige in the foreground

An astronomer Finish:Rolled Interior view showing a displayAn astronomer, detail from a map of the planets, 1660 1661. From The Celestial Atlas, or The Harmony of the Universe (Atlas coelestis seu harmonia macrocosmica) by Andreas Cellarius, published by Johannes Janssonius, (Amsterdam 1660 1661).