(4) The Beekeepers, map of Orion
POSTCARD composite showing a hidden star map in Pieter Bruegel's drawing of The Beekeepers. This drawing is an imitation of The Pedlar, with a star map that is much more difficult to find and also much more precise. The scale and precision of the map on which the drawing was apparently based suggest that it was made with the aid of a flat mirror, most likely a highly polished copper plate since the drawing was suitable for engraving. (click on the image for a larger picture)
posted by susan fargo gilchrist at 1:27 AM
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Do you really mean POSTCARD, the kind yhat you send your friends while traveing?
They're the same images I sometimes print on postcards or tape together as fanfold books (although when they're posted on the blog I don't need to put a stamp on them).
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