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Print (Engraving, Etching) Halley's Diving Bell, Engraved for the Universal Magazine, Printed by J. Hinton, London, 18th Century

Inventory Number 14068


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.14068

Item type
Object
Makers
J. Hinton
Primary inscriptions
Engraved for Universal Magazine. For J. Hinton at the King's Arms in Newgate Street.
Physical material
Paper
Physical medium
Black ink
Physical technique
Etching
Engraving
Object type
Print
Dimensions
Height: 203mm Width: 120mm
Inventory No
14068

Description

Depicts use of Halley's diving bell. The barrel was Halley's solution to allowing pressurized air into the bell.