Lot 2133
Benard/Diderot: Astronomie series of plates. C. 1780.
Eight folio and one elephant folio plates, engraved by Benard for Diderot. Minor toning to edges, generally very good condition. Sharp, strong images.
Illustrating the Sphere Armillaire (Pl. 1ere); Telescop (Pl. 31.); Instrument des Passages en Perspective (Pl. 25); Nebuleuse d'Orion [1771] (Pl. 4); Heliometre (Pl. 33); Figure de La Lune (pl. 13); Quart de Cercle Mural, &c (Pl. 17): Micrometre Anglois (pl. 22); the elephant folio illustrates 21 different figures representing various planetary declinations, including Saturn and Jupiter (Pl. 14).
Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500.
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