Astronomy, Amerigo Vespucci, southern cross

"Amerigo Vespucci beobachtet das Sternbild "Suedliches Kreuz"

Wood engraving made after J. Stradanus and engraved by J. Collaert in 1522.

Published ca 1900. Vertical centerfold. To the left is an image of Dante with a poem about the South Pole.

21.5 x 31.5 cm ( 8.4 x 12.4 ")