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Print (Engraving) Frontispiece to Howard's New Royal Encyclopedia, New Edition with Additions and Improvements, by Widnell, after Ryley, Published by Flogg, London, 1796

Inventory Number 14372


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.14372

Item type
Object
Primary inscriptions
Drawn by Ryley. Engraved by Widnell. Published by Flogg, No. 16 Paternoster Row, January 2, 1796. Knowledge recommending the study of the Arts and Sciences, the principla subjects of which are Emblematically alluded to in the above Elegant Design. The Temple with the Globes & Orrery denote the Extensive nature of this Work, in which will be included a view of Human Learning in its various stages from the commencement of the world to the Present Time.
Physical material
Paper
Physical medium
Black ink
Physical technique
Engraving
Object type
Print
Dimensions
Height: 346mm Width: 192mm
Inventory No
14372