Bayer, Johann. Lupus, 1603 American Paintings Views and Exploration showcasing European knowledge of the

showcasing European knowledge of the continent at the time

considering the limited information available to Western cartographers of that period

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Born in New Haven

Present-day Vermont is shown under the aegis of New Hampshire

Bayer, Johann. Lupus, 1603 American Paintings Views and Exploration showcasing European knowledge of theJohann Bayer Lupus From "Uranometria, omnium asterismorum continens schemata" Augsburg, 1603 approx.: 13 1 2" x 17" Bayer was the first accurate star atlas. A lawyer and amateur astronomer, he was the first to signify the location of the stars within a given constellation by the use of Greek letters (with the addition of the Latin alphabet for constellations with more than 24 stars). This strikingly simple innovation greatly improved the