Accession No

2761

Brief Description

book plate, hand coloured engraving, illustrating the optical principles of the kaleidoscope, engraved by J. Poss, from the Encyclopaedia Londinensis (1820), English, c. 1820

Origin

England; London

Maker

Poss, J. [engraver] Wilkes, John [editor of encyclopaedia] J. & C. Adlard [printer of encyclopaedia]

Class

prints; optical

Earliest Date

1820

Latest Date

1820

Inscription Date

1820

Material

paper (card and one other)

Dimensions

height 3829mm; breadth 312mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Jean Pain Gallery, King’s Parade, Cambridge, England, 05/08/1981.

Inscription

‘OPTICS. Plate XV’ (top)
‘Principles and Construction of the Kaleidoscope J. Poss sc.
Engraved for the Encyclopaedia Londinensis 1820’ (bottom)

Description Notes

Book plate, hand coloured engraving, illustrating the appearance and optical principles of the kaleidoscope; mounted.

The plate has been cut from: Encyclopaedia Londinensis, Vol. 17 (London: [J. & C. Adlard], 1820), opposite p.640.

Condition good; complete.

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