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Orion (Uranometria, 1603)
Orion from an atlas of the whole sky that lettered its stars in Greek — the system astronomers still use.
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Johann Bayer — Orion
Johann Bayer — Orion
The map that gave the stars their letters.
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The map that gave the stars their letters.
About the print
In 1603 Johann Bayer published Uranometria, an atlas of the whole sky, and the first to letter the stars in Greek (α Orionis, β Orionis) in the order astronomers still use. This is the Orion plate, a line engraving by Alexander Mair. An engraving is pure line, so it screenprints faithfully in a single ivory ink — and on an indigo shirt it becomes a negative of the night sky, exactly as you'd look up and see it.
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About the artist
Johann Bayer (1572–1625), a German lawyer and astronomer, gave us the Bayer designations — the star-lettering system still in use four centuries on. Uranometria (1603) paired rigorous positions with figures of real beauty, across 51 plates.
Johann Bayer · Orion · Uranometria, Augsburg 1603 · engraved by Alexander Mair · Public domain
Care — Machine wash cold, inside out. Tumble dry low. Do not iron directly on the print.
Materials & Fit
PrintScreen-printed
Fabric100% combed cotton
Weight5.3 oz / 180 gsm · midweight
FitRegular fit, pre-shrunk
ConstructionSide-seamed · shoulder-to-shoulder tape · double-needle hems
BlankAS Colour Staple 5001
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The shape of knowledge
Geometry and the night sky, drawn to be understood.
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