Caption

The sun its planets and their satellites a course of lectures upon the solar system, book, writer (clerical worker): Edmund Ledger, publisher: Edward Stanford, London, 1882, writer (clerical worker), pasteboard, biological material, paper, leather, Woodburytype, printing, marble cut, height 203 mm x width 140 mm x thickness 40 mm, The image shows an aged, vertical map page with a faded grid and scattered smudged shading indicating land or sea areas, printed on paper with brown foxing and crease lines; a darker vertical crease runs near the center, and there are rectangular borderlines along the left and right edges, with small marks along the borders; irregular shaded patches of stippling and charcoal-like texture occupy sections across the map, and several labels in a small slanted script appear within the shaded areas; the background paper has uneven discoloration and spots, and the lower portion of the page shows faint, partially visible handwriting along the bottom edge.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B03_157

License type

Rights managed

Available size

36.1Mb (8.4Mb) / 9.5in x 14.7in / 2857 x 4422 (300dpi)

Keywords

sun planets satellites course lectures upon solar system book writer clerical worker Edmund Ledger publisher Edward Stanford London 1882 pasteboard biological material paper leather Woodburytype printing marble cut height 203 mm x width 140 mm x thickness 40 mm image aged vertical map page faded grid scattered smudged shading indicating land sea areas printed brown foxing crease lines darker vertical crease runs near center rectangular borderlines left right edges small marks borders irregular shaded patches stippling charcoal- texture occupy sections across map several labels small slanted script within shaded areas background paper uneven discoloration spots lower portion page faint partially visible handwriting bottom edge