page_title: Psalterium Georgii
hierarchical_section_title: Psalterium Georgii
caption_attribution_description: "Psalterium Georgii, Fluvius Eridanus, Cetus, Officina Sculptoris, Fornax Chemica, and Machina Electrica", plate 28 in Urania's Mirror, a set of celestial cards accompanied by A familiar treatise on astronomy ... by Jehoshaphat Aspin. London. Astronomical chart showing Perseus holding bloody sword and the severed head of Medusa forming the constellation. 1 print on layered paper board&#160;: etching, hand-colored. Note: This card was printed slightly off-centre to include more stars in Eridanus, hence the slightly unbalanced crop.
context_page_description: Psalterium Georgii was a constellation created by Maximilian Hell in 1789 to honor George III of Great Britain. It was created from northern stars in Eridanus and was next to the constellation Taurus, and included 10 Tauri. It is no longer in use.
context_section_description: Psalterium Georgii (also Harpa Georgii) (Latin for George's harp) was a constellation created by Maximilian Hell in 1789 to honor George III of Great Britain. It was created from northern stars in Eridanus and was next to the constellation Taurus, and included 10 Tauri. It is no longer in use.
caption: Psalterium Georgii can be seen on the left of this card from Urania's Mirror (1825), next to Cetus.
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