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London : James Reynolds, [ca.1850]. One of the well-known series of educational diagrams on card published by James Reynolds of the Strand – in this case drawn and engraved by John Emslie and constructed with cut-outs and translucent papers so that the diagram can be held to light to illuminate the planets. The planets include Neptune, which although long mathematically predicted, was only first observed in 1846. Subsidiary diagrams illustrate the phases of both Saturn and Venus, while a panel below the main image tabulates the relative distances of the planets from the sun.
Steel line engraving on card, with original hand colour. 227 x 285mm (approx. 9” x 11-1/4”). A few minor marks and specks, but overall in very good state.

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London : James Reynolds, [ca.1850]. One of the well-known series of educational diagrams on card published by James Reynolds of the Strand – in this case drawn and engraved by John Emslie. The central image is of the sun and a number of sunspots, surrounded by further images illustrating the causation of night and day; the sun’s rays in summer and winter; the transit of Venus; an annular eclipse; the midnight sun on the north cape of Europe, and tables giving the relative size of the sun as seen from the various planets, as well as the build-up of a sunspot. Explanatory text is added to a number of the images.
Steel line engraving on card, with original hand-colour. 285 x 228mm (approx. 11-1/4” x 9”). Very faint darkening of outer edges; a few tiny specks and spots, but overall in very good state.

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London : James Reynolds, [ca.1850]. One of the well-known series of educational diagrams on card published by James Reynolds of the Strand – in this case drawn and engraved by John Emslie and constructed with a cut-out and translucent paper so that the diagram can be held to light to illuminate the glowing surface. The diagram is based on an observation made from what was then (and until 1917) the largest telescope in the world, that owned by William Parsons, Third Earl of Rosse, at Birr Castle in County Offaly. Six lines of text describe the image in the words of Dr William Scoresby – “It appeared like a globe of molten silver ...”.
Aquatint and stipple engraving on card and paper. 286 x 228mm (approx. 11-1/4” x 9”). Slight dustiness and darkening to outer edges; small and light stain to lower margin; a few slight marks and spots; transparent section slightly wrinkled, but still overall in good condition for a rare and fragile item.

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London : James Reynolds, [ca.1850]. One of the well-known series of educational diagrams on card published by James Reynolds of the Strand – in this case constructed with cut-outs and translucent paper so that the chart can be held to light to illuminate the brighter individual stars. The constellations and the Milky Way are enclosed by a circular monthly calendar and scale, and there are separate insets of the magnitudes of stars, significant star clusters and various forms of nebula – halo, elongated, dumb-bell, and resolvable.
Steel line engraving on card, with original hand colour. 286 x 228mm (approx. 11-1/4” x 9”). Minor wear to outer edge; a few slight marks and specks, but overall in very good condition.

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London : James Reynolds, [ca.1850]. One of the well-known series of educational diagrams on card published by James Reynolds of the Strand – in this case constructed with cut-outs and translucent paper so that the chart can be held to light to illuminate the sun and the lunar phases. The diagram has clearly written explanatory text above and below the image.
Wood engraving and letterpress on card. 228 x 287mm (approx. 9” x 11-5/8”). A few minor marks and spots, but overall in very good condition.

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