Description:
Eclipse, Northern Europe. A Map Exhibiting the Dark Shadow of the Moon over England and other Parts of Europe in the Five Great Solar Eclipses, of the Years 1715, 1724, 1737, 1748, and 1764. London: Laurie & Whittle, 1794. Large folding copper-plate engraved map on laid paper, hand-colored, large margins, 20 1/2 x 16 in.
Estimate $300-500
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London, United KingdomJohn Dorfman
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