1887 Planetary System

This remarkable map entitled Planetary System is from Yaggy’s “Geographical Study Comprising Physical Political Geological and Astronomical Geography Published by Western Publishing House.” Yaggy was certain he was on the cusp of a radical change in the methodologies used in the educational process. Yaggy’s creativity was driven by this belief in the reform of teaching approaches, and in fact his publications were sold in great quantities in some areas of the country. This map, with its flaps which open and close, exemplifies Yaggy’s creative genius. When backlit, the map with its various sections all closed, still illuminates portions of the imagery, including the sun, a number of the planets of our solar system, and even some moons of some of the planets. Each flap when opened reveals a new aspect of the heavens, such as an eclipse of the sun, a meteor shower, etc. Specifically, the regions covered include: (1) a North Sky circumpolar celestial hemisphere and North Sky planisphere wi