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Watercolor for plate 454: “Fairlily/Atamascolily” Amaryllis atamascoPrepared for Les Liliacées ca
Lake Rotorua has long been considered a sight of natural beauty and revered for its therapeutic waters
(19th Century)
as well as military structures like the barracks and powder magazines
Bayer, Johann. Aquila, 1603 birds Watercolor for plate 454: “Fairlily/Atamascolily”Johann Bayer Aquila 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