Hodges' Constellation Cards c.1828 - Astrophilogeon

An extremely rare piece for collectors and connoisseurs.

A set of 36, including 12 zodiac and 24 other constellations, from Charles Hodges' "Astrophilogeon", circa 1828, wonderfully hand-coloured and with gilt edges, based on Urania's Mirror.

Hodges’ pack dealing with astronomy, the ‘Astrophilogeon’, was first published around 1828 in conjunction with a series of map cards. These astrological cards carried diagrams of constellations and their pictorial representations. These include the twelve Zodiac signs which is the name given to that part of the sky through which the sun travels during the year:

Here is your chance to own an incredibly rare piece of history!

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