Urania's Mirror, Vintage Astronomy Celestial Map Cushion

Vintage illustration astronomy and antique celestial star chart featuring the constellations of Delphinus, Sagitta, Aquila, and Antinous. Delphinus is a small constellation in the Northern Celestial Hemisphere, close to the celestial equator. Delphinus is the Latin the word for dolphin. Sagitta is Latin for 'arrow', not to be confused with the constellation Sagittarius known as 'the archer'. Aquila is Latin for 'eagle' and it represents the bird that carried Zeus (Jupiter's) thunderbolts in Greek (Roman) mythology. Antinous was a beautiful youth loved by Hadrian, and also his lover. Antinous is an obsolete constellation and is now merged into Aquila.