Contemporary broadsheet

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Contemporary broadsheet
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Contemporary broadsheet, engraving depicting the Comet of 1744 as seen on January 26, 1744 (NS). Published 11 February 1744. 12"x7" Comet passing over St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London.

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Category:: Art

Object Number:: 1982-1473

type:: broadsheet

credit:: Grosvenor Prints

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