blaspheme

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It was difficult to avoid falling into the error, however, for on the English planispheres on the DUNCAN, the little isle was marked Maria Theresa.

From In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant by Verne, Jules

In other planispheres of the Egyptian priests she carries ears of corn in one hand, and the infant Saviour Horus in the other.

From Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning by Doane, T. W.

Twelve planispheres, forming a guide to the stars for every night in the year, with an introduction: 6 shillings 6 pence.

From Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia by Wills, William John

They are represented on the Hindoo zodiac, at least three thousand years old, and on the ancient Egyptian planispheres.

From The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ by Graves, Kersey

Let us then call the bright and quenchless planispheres, which such lives describe and fill around them, biographs, assuming that the script is in rays of light. 

From A Walk from London to John O'Groat's by Burritt, Elihu