The symbolical signs of the planets
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Title
The symbolical signs of the planets
Collection
Wallach Division Picture Collection
Zodiac
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1882
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC ZOD
Subjects
Zodiac
Astrology
Symbols
Sickles
Caduceus
Planets
Aesculapian snakes
Spears -- To 499
Shields -- To 499
Mirrors -- To 499
Genres
Notes
Content: Written on border: "Feb. 18, 1882". (Left to right) Two snakes twined around the staff of Mercury, the hand mirror of Venus, the shield and spear of Mars, and the sickle of Saturn. Includes additional text.
Source Note: From Scientific American. (New York : Munn Co., 1845-).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : b ; 17 x 14.5 cm.
Identifiers
Barcode: 33333159470786
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7b3bf5d0-c565-012f-fb2c-58d385a7bc34
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1882
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The symbolical signs of the planets" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1882. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7b3bf5d0-c565-012f-fb2c-58d385a7bc34
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1882). The symbolical signs of the planets Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7b3bf5d0-c565-012f-fb2c-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The symbolical signs of the planets" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7b3bf5d0-c565-012f-fb2c-58d385a7bc34
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