Accession No

6614

Brief Description

Printed broadsheet advertisement for R. E. Lloyd’s transparent orrery, the “Dioastrodoxon”, English, 1820

Origin

London, England

Maker

Lloyd, R. E.

Class

ephemera; astronomy

Earliest Date

1820

Latest Date

1820

Inscription Date

1820

Material

Paper

Dimensions

195mm (width) x 257mm (height) x 2mm (depth)

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from The Antiquarian Scientist, P.O. Box 448, Southampton, MA, 01073, USA on or before 01/05/2015. Catalogue 40, Winter 2014/2015.

Inscription

THE LARGEST AND MOST
MAGNIFICENT ORRERY
IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE
AND THE ONLY
TRANSPARENT
ORRERY,
Ever yet offered to the Public, that is competent to elucidate
the Causes of those sublime effects produced by the Intelligence
of Nature.
Theatre Royal, Haymarket,
Made perfectly Warm by a powerful Air Stove in the Centre of the Pit.
THE LAST WEEK BUT ONE.
This present WEDNESDAY, March 15, and FRIDAY,
March 17, 1820.
Mr. LLOYD,
WILL GIVE HIS
ASTRONOMICAL LECTURE,
ILLUSTRATED BY THE
DIOASTRODOXON.
The Celestina will accompany the Changes.
The Season drawing to a Close. The Lecturer most respectfully intimates to the Public, that an offer so replete with Local accommodation, can never recur, on account of the Removal and Re-building of the Theatre, no other Person being in possession of an arrangement so voluminous, liberal and scientific.
BOX 5s. PIT 3s. GAL. 2s. UPPER GAL. 1s.
Doors open at 6, and begin at 7 o’Clock.
Tickets to be had at the Box Office of the Theatre, where places for the Boxes may be taken each day, previous to the Lecture, and where may be had an Epitome of the lecture new Edition, enlarged and improved, with Plates, price 1s. 6d. each.
Glendinniing, Printer, 25, Hatton Garden, London.

Description Notes

Printed broadsheet advertisement for R. E. Lloyd’s transparent orrery, the “Dioastrodoxon”, English, 1820.

One sided. Text reads:

“THE LARGEST AND MOST
MAGNIFICENT ORRERY
IN THE BRITIISH EMPIRE
AND THE ONLY
TRANSPARENT
ORRERY,
Ever yet offered to the Public, that is competent to elucidate
the Causes of those sublime effects produced by the Intelligence
of Nature.
Theatre Royal, Haymarket,
Made perfectly Warm by a powerful Air Stove in the Centre of the Pit.
THE LAST WEEK BUT ONE.
This present WEDNESDAY, March 15, and FRIDAY,
March 17, 1820.
Mr. LLOYD,
WILL GIVE HIS
ASTRONOMICAL LECTURE,
ILLUSTRATED BY THE
DIOASTRODOXON.
The Celestina will accompany the Changes.
The Season drawing to a Close. The Lecturer most respectfully intimates to the Public, that an offer so replete with Local accommodation, can never recur, on account of the Removal and Re-building of the Theatre, no other Person being in possession of an arrangement so voluminous, liberal and scientific.
BOX 5s. PIT 3s. GAL. 2s. UPPER GAL. 1s.
Doors open at 6, and begin at 7 o’Clock.
Tickets to be had at the Box Office of the Theatre, where places for the Boxes may be taken each day, previous to the Lecture, and where may be had an Epitome of the lecture new Edition, enlarged and improved, with Plates, price 1s. 6d. each.
Glendinniing, Printer, 25, Hatton Garden, London.“

The “Dioastrodoxon” is name given by Mr. Lloyd of his transparent orrery.

In good condition, although due to the nature of the paper it is very fragile. Some fraying and tears to edges, yellowing to paper and fading to ink. Complete.

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