A Scarce Philips' Planisphere by George Philip & Son c.1890 sub-Curios The ensign originated in the

The ensign originated in the 17th century with the St George's cross in the canton

probably bat-wing

The tapered

"painted sheet metal"

and to greatest acclaim

A Scarce Philips' Planisphere by George Philip & Son c.1890 sub-Curios The ensign originated in theOrigin: German English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1890 Height: 12 Width: 12 The scarce planisphere showing the Principal Stars Visible for Every Hour in the Year, being in printed paper on card with a black goatskin tooled and gilded leather horizon aperture and surviving from late nineteenth century Germany. The condition is good with one small break to the leather aperture. The reverse shows staining. In astronomy, a