[16] "The altar, bearing fire of incense, pictured by stars." A
remarkably bright and complex portion of the Milky Way lies near the
constellation Ara, giving the appearance of smoke ascending from the
altar, only the altar must be set upright, as in my Gnomonic Atlas, not
inverted as in all the modern maps. (It is shown properly in the old
Farnese globe).
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