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Set of Uncut Printed Gores and Polar Caps of the Moon, by John Russell, 1797

Inventory Number 11665


Subject
Globes
Moon
Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the Radcliffe Trustees. From the Radcliffe Observatory, Oxford.
Primary inscriptions
Recto : 'Pubd. by I. Russell June 14th. 1797. Newman Street London.'
Other inscriptions
Verso: 'Radcliffe Observatory OXFORD' within a circle Stamp in purple ink SEE NOTE
Physical material
Paper
Physical technique
Etching
Aquatint
Object type
Globe
Inventory No
11665

Description

Set of uncut printed gores and polar caps of the moon. One pair of gores /polar caps to each sheet, making a total of 7 sheets in the set. Each gore and polar cap is numbered.

Aquatint and etching on wove paper. Radcliffe Observatory stamp on reverse.