Isaac Newton's reflecting telescope Size:XS: 20 x 15cm The reverse is variously inscribed

The reverse is variously inscribed and printed with the same information as on the front mount and additionally an armorial badge with the motto 'SPERO MELIORA' and information on ordering print copies

A satire on the Convention of Cintra of 1808

Fashionably dressed men riding hobby horses at a riding school at 337 Strand

'The Chinese collection

A staffage of workmen can be seen in the cofferdam with spectators on the balcony of the Fishmonger's Hall

Isaac Newton's reflecting telescope Size:XS: 20 x 15cm The reverse is variously inscribedIsaac Newton's reflecting telescope. The telescope consists of two tubes, one sliding inside the other to focus the mirrors. The tubes are made from layers of paper or cardboard and the upper tube is covered with a layer of decorative vellum. There are two eyepiece holes, one of which is blocked with cork. The inside of the tubes have been painted black and the secondary mirror is positioned inside. 1671