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Practical astronomy. Com[e]-it by candlelight or plan-it a[i]ry-motions.
1836
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Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 12/GC021/Box 20/Normal/19th c./Artists Heath, William-Lane GA 2011.00937
- Publisher
- [s.l.] : [s.n.], n.d. [ca. 1836?]
- People
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- Author
- Wright, E.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Caricature
- Telescopes—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Pickpockets—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Night—Caricatures and cartoons
- Scientists—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Hoaxes—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Watchmen—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Occupations—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Halley's comet—Observations—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Practical astronomy. Com[e]-it by candlelight or plan-it a[i]ry-motions.
- Call Number
- E South 12/GC021/Box 20/Normal/19th c./Artists Heath, William-Lane GA 2011.00937
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcws859t47v
- Publisher
- [s.l.] : [s.n.], n.d. [ca. 1836?]
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1836
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 26.7 x 37.1 cm.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Aquatints, Hand coloring
- Depiction: Caricature regarding crime. Hoax executed on scientist by three criminals. Night watchman holds lantern in front of telescope lens to distract scientist for pickpocket.
- Signed in plate, lower left: "E. Wright delt.".
- Signed in plate, lower right: "F. C. Hunt sculpt.".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Caricature
- Telescopes—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Pickpockets—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Night—Caricatures and cartoons
- Scientists—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Hoaxes—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Watchmen—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Occupations—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Halley's comet—Observations—Caricatures and cartoons
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 2
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/8beacb36-c785-49a0-a7da-53fd793a2229/manifest