Antique Print-ASTRONOMY-SUN-HORIZON-ATMOSPHERE-Pluche-1742

Subject: Plate pag. 85 : This plate deals with the effects of the sun on the horizon without an atmosphere.

Condition: Good. General age related toning. Please study scan carefully.

Medium: Copperplate engraving on a verge type hand laid paper.

Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 9 x 16.5 cm. The image size is ca. 7.5 x 13.5 cm.

Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 3.5 x 6.5 inch. The image size is ca. 3 x 5.3 inch.

Part Number: 35428

Location: PCOX-C6-16

Description: This original old antique print / plate originates from: 'Le spectacle de la nature ou entretiens sur les particularites de l'histoire naturelle.', by Noel Antoine Pluche and published in Paris by The Widow Estienne in 1742.

Artists and Engravers: Noel-Antoine Pluche (1688 - 1761), known as the abbe Pluche, was a French priest. He is now known for his Spectacle de la nature, a most popular work of natural history. This plate engraved by Bourgoin.