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    • Title:Astronomy, new system [graphic] : signs of the zodiac.
    • Publication:London : Published by Thos. McLean, 26 Haymarket, 1827.
    • Physical Description:1 print : etching ; sheet 20.3 x 26 cm
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    • Medium:wove paper
    • Notes:Title from text above and below image.
      Possibly by Robert Seymour?
      Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
      Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum.
    • Summary:A ring of satirical representations of the twelve zodiac signs surround a basket in which the traditional signs have been thrown. On the basket is a sign 'Old Signs to be sold cheap'.
    • Variant and related titles:Signs of the zodiac
    • Format:Visual Material
    • Subjects:Astrology.
      Zodiac.
      Baskets.
    • Genre/Form:Satires (Visual works)--England--1827.
      Etchings--England--London--1827.
    • Also listed under:Seymour, Robert, 1798-1836, attributed name.
      McLean, T. (Thomas), publisher.