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Print (Engraving) of an English Orrery and Armillary Sphere, Published in Universal Magazine, Printed for J. Hinton, London, 1755.

Inventory Number 13764


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.13764

Item type
Object
Makers
J. Hinton
Provenance
Presented by Hugh Gledhill Esq.
Primary inscriptions
A Perspective View of Mr H-wk-s's Orrery [Hawkes?]
Physical material
Paper
Physical medium
Black ink
Physical technique
Engraving
Object type
Print
Dimensions
Height: 315mm Width: 201mm
Inventory No
13764

Description

Copper engraving. The 'orrery' is enclosed within an armillary sphere. The illustration was published in the Universal Magazine where the orrery is described.