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Astronomical ring
Vicomte de Lymington; Marquis de Portsmouth
Maker
Thomas Heath
(1698-1773)
Inscriptionssur l'anneau méridien : THO : HEATH LONDON
Date
1720-1740
Medium / Technique
Metal: brass, silver; glass
Wrought, screwed, engraved and decorated
Wrought, screwed, engraved and decorated
DimensionsHeight: 34.8 cm (13 11/16 in.)
Diameter: 23.8 cm (9 3/8 in.)
Width: 25 cm (9 13/16 in.)
Origin
London, Greater London, England, Europe
Object Number1990.11.1
CollectionStewart
CreditPurchase
Status
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Carte d'une partie de l'Amérique Septentrionale Pour servir a l'Intelligence du Mémoire sur les Prétentions des Anglois au sujet des Limites à règler avec le France dans cette Partie du Monde; A map exhibiting a view of the English rights, relative to the ancient limits of Acadia, as supported by Express & incontestable authorities, in opposition to that of ye French
Thomas Jefferys
1768
1979.249
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