Spectacle de la nature: or, Nature delineated;. being philosophical conversations. Wherein the wonderful works of providence, in the animal, vegetable and mineral creation are laid open; the solar and planetary system, and whatever is curious in mathematicks explain'd. ... Translated from the original French, by John Kelly, ... D. Bellamy, ... and J. Sparrow, ... The whole embellish'd with a great variety of copper-plates, beautifully engraved by the best hands. ...
abbé Noël Antoine Pluche (1688-1761)
Category
Books
Date
1749
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 3203380
Summary
Bibliographic description
v.5-7. ill... 12mo. Provenance: Armorial Bookplate ‘Richard Hoare’ (i.e. Sir Richard Hoare, 1709-1754) Binding: Mottled calf
Makers and roles
abbé Noël Antoine Pluche (1688-1761) John Kelly (1680-1751) John Sparrow