Bayer, Johann. Delphinus. Augsburg, 1603. 1849 identified by the flag

identified by the flag

Seigneur de Varennes (binding)

with particular attention to maritime routes and the strategic significance of various islands and coastal cities

completewith tournament records and valuable sketches of leading players

and he emphasizes not only the contrast of the two ships-the full-sail English cutter and the smaller Dutch ship dockside

Bayer, Johann. Delphinus. Augsburg, 1603. 1849 identified by the flagJohann Bayer Delphinus From "Uranometria, omnium asterismorum continens schemata" Augsburg, 1603 13 1 4" x 18 1 2" 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 identification