Some of the copper-plate engravings by Andrew Bell that appeared in the first edition of the “Enclyclopædia Britannica, or, a Dictionary of arts and sciences, compiled upon a new plan, in which The different Sciences and Arts are digested into distinct Treatises or Systems; amd The various Technical Terms, &c. are explained as they occur in the order of the Alphabet.”
I have a fac simile of this edition. The original was issued serially in sections (as was common at the time) from 1768 to 1771.
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Plate XV.—Anatomy.
A naked man is shown, without his skin, so that the muscles can be seen, in order to teach anatomy. [more...] |
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Plate XLII.—Astronomy.
The purpose of the four interwoven figures here is to explain how an eclipse of Jupiter’s satellites (or moons) works. I will scan the details on request. These are beautifully-engraved [...] [more...] |
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Plate XLIII.—Astronomy.
This full-page copper plate engraving contains a number of diagrams for the article on astronomy; I will post them as separate images on request. [more...] |
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![[picture: Front Cover of the 1770 Encylopædia Britannica]](http://www.fromoldbooks.org/AndrewBell-EnclyclopaediaBritannica/tn/000-front-cover-410x500.jpg "[picture: Front Cover of the 1770 Encylopædia Britannica]")
![[picture: Plate XV.---Anatomy.]](http://www.fromoldbooks.org/AndrewBell-EnclyclopaediaBritannica/tn/224-anatomy-xv-q85-370x500.jpg "[picture: Plate XV.---Anatomy.]")
![[picture: Plate XLII.---Astronomy.]](http://www.fromoldbooks.org/AndrewBell-EnclyclopaediaBritannica/tn/457-astronomy-xlii-q85-401x500.jpg "[picture: Plate XLII.---Astronomy.]")
![[picture: Plate XLII.---Astronomy: detail: antique star engraving]](http://www.fromoldbooks.org/AndrewBell-EnclyclopaediaBritannica/tn/457-astronomy-xlii-detail-star-500x500.jpg "[picture: Plate XLII.---Astronomy: detail: antique star engraving]")
![[picture: Plate XLII.---Astronomy: detail: sun and eclipses]](http://www.fromoldbooks.org/AndrewBell-EnclyclopaediaBritannica/tn/457-astronomy-xlii-detail-sun-and-eclipse-q75-500x500.jpg "[picture: Plate XLII.---Astronomy: detail: sun and eclipses]")
![[picture: Plate XLII.---Astronomy: detail: the face of the sun.]](http://www.fromoldbooks.org/AndrewBell-EnclyclopaediaBritannica/tn/457-astronomy-xlii-detail-sun-q75-500x500.jpg "[picture: Plate XLII.---Astronomy: detail: the face of the sun.]")
![[picture: Plate XLIII.---Astronomy.]](http://www.fromoldbooks.org/AndrewBell-EnclyclopaediaBritannica/tn/468-astronomy-xliii-full-page-q90-375x500.jpg "[picture: Plate XLIII.---Astronomy.]")
![[picture: Plate XLIII.---Astronomy.---Fig. 1.]](http://www.fromoldbooks.org/AndrewBell-EnclyclopaediaBritannica/tn/468-astronomy-xliii-fig1-q90-500x497.jpg "[picture: Plate XLIII.---Astronomy.---Fig. 1.]")
![[picture: Plate XLIII.---Astronomy.---Fig. 2.]](http://www.fromoldbooks.org/AndrewBell-EnclyclopaediaBritannica/tn/468-astronomy-xliii-fig2-q90-500x433.jpg "[picture: Plate XLIII.---Astronomy.---Fig. 2.]")
![[picture: Plate XLIII.---Astronomy.---Fig. 3.]](http://www.fromoldbooks.org/AndrewBell-EnclyclopaediaBritannica/tn/468-astronomy-xliii-fig3-q70-500x264.jpg "[picture: Plate XLIII.---Astronomy.---Fig. 3.]")
![[picture: Plate XLIII.---Astronomy.---Detail--Smiling Sun.]](http://www.fromoldbooks.org/AndrewBell-EnclyclopaediaBritannica/tn/468-astronomy-xliii-fig3-detail-smiling-sun-q75-500x485.jpg "[picture: Plate XLIII.---Astronomy.---Detail--Smiling Sun.]")