Accession No

3934

Brief Description

printed broadsheet, description of a new portable compound microscope, by Richard Ebsworth, English, 1800 (c)

Origin

England; London; 68 Fleet Street

Maker

Ebsworth, Richard

Class

microscopes; ephemera

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1800

Inscription Date

Material

paper

Dimensions

height 365mm; breadth 293mm (including frame)

Special Collection

Provenance

Inscription

‘DESCRIPTION OF A NEW PORTABLE COMPOUND MICROSCOPE.’
‘Manufactured and Sold by RICHD. EBSWORTH,
68, FLEET STREET, LONDON;
Mathematical, Optical, and Astronomical Instrument Maker.’

Description Notes

Printed sheet, one side only. Diagram of parts and whole of the microscope with key. Mounted and framed.

Condition: good; complete.

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