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Astronomical chart

Geography of the Great Solar Eclipse

Engraver Thomas Jefferys (about 1719 - 1771)

Inscriptionscartouche: The GEOGRAPHY of the / GREAT SOLAR ECLIPSE / of July 14, MDCCXLVIII / EXHIBITING / an accurate Map of all parts of the Earth / in which it will be Visible / with the / NORTH POLE, according to the latest Discoveries / BY / G. Smith Esqr ; T. Jefferys Sculp; b. g.: Revised and Published according to Act of Parliamant. Jan. 1. 1748. by E. Cave.

Date 1748

Medium / Technique Ink on paper
Intaglio

DimensionsHeight: 31.2 cm (12 5/16 in.) Image width: 43.4 cm (17 1/16 in.) Width: 44.2 cm (17 3/8 in.) Image height: 30 cm (11 13/16 in.)

ClassificationTools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Astronomical T&E

Origin London, Greater London, England, Europe

Object Number1979.67

DivisionArchives - Maps and Plans

CollectionStewart

Status

Not on view

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Astronomical chart

Le Monde eclipse ou representation geographique de l'Eclipse de la Terre, ou du Soleil qui arrivera le 25 juillet 1748 faisant voir l'Etendue de la grandeur, de la figure et de sa variation sur la surface de la Terre à l'égard des païs et villes, qu'elle couvre.

Leonhard Euler

1747

1979.255