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Print (Engraving, Hand-Coloured) of "Camera Obscura Eclipse Sol" from Mallet's 'Histoire de l'Universe', c.1690-1710

Inventory Number 24645


Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Frank Manasek in 2002.
Primary inscriptions
"fig. 54", above image
Other inscriptions
Recto in pencil "Camera Obscura Eclipse Sol"
Physical material
Paper
Physical medium
Black ink
Hand-Coloured
Physical technique
Engraving
Handcolouring
Object type
Print
Dimensions
Height: 199mm Width: 131mm
Inventory No
24645
Accession Number
2002-13/2

Description

Hand-coloured plate from a book, showing a solar eclipse being observed using a camera obscura.