Cancer, from John Flamsteed's 'Atlas Coelestis mb-code 1619802 Wilhelm II is shown praying

Wilhelm II is shown praying for guidance at the foot of the tomb of his late predecessor

Lambeth Butts

Zetra Stadium

The one-eyed man has turned Kings Evidence on his associate

29th February 1988

Cancer, from John Flamsteed's 'Atlas Coelestis mb-code 1619802 Wilhelm II is shown prayingThe constellation Cancer (the crab), with Leo (the lion), Gemini (the twins), Hydra and Canis Minor. Map 4 from John Flamsteed's Atlas Coelestis, or star atlas (London, 1729). This was the first celestial atlas based on telescopic observations. Published posthumously, it was the work of the Astronomer Royal John Flamsteed FRS (1646 1719), and used the catalogue of 2935 stars in his 1725 Historia Coelestis Britannica. Original: engraving. 1729