Medium: Intaglio with hand coloringEdition: 12/40Dimensions: Plate 8.5x12; Mat Size 114.5x17" A southern constellation also referred to as Apus Indica was identified by Pieter Keyser and Friedrich Houtmann during the…
Medium: Intaglio with hand coloring Edition: 12/40 Dimensions: Plate 8.5x12; Mat Size 114.5x17"
A southern constellation also referred to as Apus Indica was identified by Pieter Keyser and Friedrich Houtmann during the 1595 Dutch East India Company expedition. This recorded 196-star constellation near the south celestial pole had previously been unseen by northern astronomers. Astronomer Johanne Bayer named this constellation Apus Indica - Bird of India - in reference to earlier Dutch explorers who had received gifts of exotic birds from natives of India.
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