Accession No

2289

Brief Description

print, engraving of shadow of the moon over England, drawn by Edmund Halley, engraved by John Senex, English, 1715

Origin

England; London

Maker

Senex, John Halley, Edmund

Class

prints; astronomy; cartography

Earliest Date

1715

Latest Date

1715

Inscription Date

1715

Material

paper (paper, card); wood; glass

Dimensions

525 x 375mm (including frame)

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Weinreb and Douwma Ltd., 93 Great Russell Street, London WC1, England, 1977.

Inscription

‘A Description of the Passage of the Shadow of the Moon, over England, In the Total Eclipse of the Sun, on the 22d. Day of April 1715 in the Morning.’ (top of print)
‘Sold by I. Senex, at the Globe in Salisbury Grove, near Fleetstreet; who makes, and sells ye Newest and Correctest Maps, and Globes of 3, 9, 12, and 16 Inches Diameter, at moderate Prises. Sold also by William Taylor at the Ship in Paternoster Row. Entered in the Hall Book.’ (bottom of print)

Description Notes

Engraved print showing map of England and Wales with path of eclipse hatched over with time indications in ‘Minutes past Nine in London’ for total eclipse centre.
Halley’s explanation of the print below the map.

Mounted and framed.

Condition - good.

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