The Trouvelot Astronomical Drawing Manual

[michaellxv]

Currently reading 'Shrouds of the Night' by David L Block and Kenneth Freeman. This has reproduced some drawings by Trouvelot and a reference to the book 'The Trouvelot Astronomical Drawing Manual'. http://www.archive.org/details/trouvelotastron00trougoog

I found an online version of the text but it does not have the plates which are described in the book. Does anyone know if the plates are available somewhere?

[mikerr]

Michael, the plates are here.......

http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchresult.cfm?parent_id=443 329&word=&s=1&notword=&d=&c=&f=&k=0&lWord=&lField=&sScope=&sLevel=&sLabel=&snum=0&imgs=20

Click on each one to slightly enlarge it then click on that one to further enlarge it. Now right click on thr image to "save picture as" etc.

Michael

[multiweb]

Those drawings are pretty cool. :thumbsup:

[michaellxv]

Thanks Mike.

I think I like #13 best. Part of the Milky Way