Astronomical cards

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Description

Title
Astronomical cards
Creator
Lenthall, John, 1683-1765, playing card maker
Contributor
Cary Collection of Playing Cards (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Published / Created
[1717?]
Publication Place
London, England and England
Publisher
John Lenthall, at the Talbot against St. Dunstan's Church, Fleet Street
Description
BEIN ENG140: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards.
Title from Keller.
French suit system.
Type: Original design.
Composition of deck: 52 [A, K, Q, J, 10-2].
Aces indicated by "I"; Ace of Spades: Draco; Ace of Hearts: Perseus; Ace of Diamonds: Cepheus; Ace of Clubs: Great Bear.
King of Spades: Crown; Queen of Spades: LIBRA; Jack of Spades: Little Bear; King of Hearts: LEO; Queen of Hearts: Peacock; Jack of Hearts: CAPRICORNUS; King Diamonds: ARIES / Triangle; Queen of Diamonds: Cassiopea; Jack of Diamonds: Cornus; King of Clubs: Lyra; Queen of Clubs: Crater; Jack of Club: Auriga / Hircus
Pip cards numbered X-II; Spades: Triangle / Altar, Flying Fish, Engonasi, Cetus, Orion, VIRGO, Cor Caroli / Coma Beremces, Hercules, Bootes; Hearts: Indian, Crane, Pisces Austrinus, Argo, AQUARIUS, Great Dog, TAURUS, Lepus, CANCER; Diamonds: Dorado / [magnitude key], Phoenix / Toucan / Snake, Fluvius, Camelion, Lupus, The Crosiers, SCORPIO, Centaur, PISCES, Little Dog, Aquila / Antinous, Andromeda.
Stamp on Ace of Spades, red: [filigree, crown] VI Pence.
Extent
52 cards : 86 x 55 mm.
Extent of Digitization
This object has been completely digitized.

Collection Information

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
ENG140

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Specimens
Early works to 1800
Pictorial works
Playing cards
Material
black and white ; and engraving
Resource Type
text and still image
Subject (Geographic)
England
Subject (Topic)
Playing cards
Constellations
Subjects
Playing cards > England > Specimens > Early works to 1800
Constellations > Pictorial works > Early works to 1800
Cary, Melbert B., Jr., 1892-1941 > Ownership
Cary, Mary Flagler > Ownership

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
15010894
Object ID (OID)
11531884

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