Astronomical Clock.- The Microcosm...now completely finished by Henry Bridges...to be Seen in the Long-Room, at the Opera-House in the Hay-market..., printed broadside, woodcut illustration, few short tears to fore-edge neatly repaired, top-edge slightly trimmed, 240 x 200mm., [c.1740s].
⁂ "The most curious and magnificent Piece of Mechanism that ever was made of this kind...". The Microcosm was an astronomical clock built by carpenter Henry Bridges, viewed by thousands of people on its tours around Britain, North America and possibly Europe from c.1733 until its disappearance in 1775. Parts of the clock were found in Paris in 1929 and are now housed in the British Museum.
A limited number of printed catalogues are available to purchase for this auction.
UK: £35 (incl. postage)
Rest of World: £50 (incl. postage)
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