EditorialA map of the most inhabited part of New England. An inset map (upper left) shows "A PLAN of the TOWN of BOSTON". A MAP of the most INHABITED part of NEW ENGLAND containing the PROVINCES of MASSACHUSETTS BAY and NEW HAMPSHIRE, with the COLONIES of CONEC...
EditorialA map of New England. A Map of the most INHABITED parts of NEW ENGLAND, containing the Provinces of MASSACHUSETS BAY and NEW HAMPSHIRE, with the Colonies of CONECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND, divided into Counties and Townships: The whole composed from Actua...
EditorialDe Kruisiging, Print made by Frederik Christiaan Bierweiler, active 18001831, Dutch, after Sir Peter Paul Rubens, 15771640, Flemish, Published by J. Groenewoud, active 17951815, Dutch, ca. 1820, Mezzotint and etching on moderately thick, slightly textu...
EditorialVaticanus gr. 1291 or Vat. gr. 1291. Is the oldest copy of the tables that has been preserved. It dates from 813-820 AD (Reign of Pope Leon V). Manuscript copy of Ptolomy's so-called "Handy Tables". Astronomical table. Helios in his chariot. Fol 9r. Va...
EditorialA map of the most inhabited part of New England. An inset map (upper left) shows "A PLAN of the TOWN of BOSTON". A MAP of the most INHABITED part of NEW ENGLAND containing the PROVINCES of MASSACHUSETTS BAY and NEW HAMPSHIRE, with the COLONIES of CONEC...
EditorialA map of New England. A Map of the most INHABITED parts of NEW ENGLAND, containing the Provinces of MASSACHUSETS BAY and NEW HAMPSHIRE, with the Colonies of CONECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND, divided into Counties and Townships: The whole composed from Actua...
EditorialA map of Scotland. SCOTLAND DRAWN AND ENGRAV'D from a series of Angles and ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS. [Edinburgh] ; [London] : Publish'd according to Act of Parliament Jan.y 1.st 1789 by John & James Ainslies Booksellers & Stationers S.t Andrew's Stree...
EditorialJohn Hevelii Machine C?lestis, Ptolemy, Hiparchus, Copernicus and Tycho Brahe with astronomical instruments and globe, Signed: A. Boy delineavit; J. Falck sculpsit, copper title, Boy, Adolf (del.); Falck, Jeremiasboy (sc.), 1673, Johannes Hevelius: Joh...