Sun Solar Phenomena planetary views c.1850’s Reynolds hand colored rare print Tuscany Very fine mid 19th century

Very fine mid 19th century engraved architectural print with attractive hand color

any specific example (like this one) is likely among a relative handful still extant despite whatever the print run was

Stamps of the West

Inherently fragile format thin saddle stitched pamphlet

still handsome on the shelf and presents well

Sun Solar Phenomena planetary views c.1850’s Reynolds hand colored rare print Tuscany Very fine mid 19th centuryThe Sun and Solar Phenomena. Issued c. 1850s, London by James Reynolds. Heavy card stock paper. Lithographed printed image with original hand color. Charming and unique miniature planetary views across the bottom and in top corners. These include transit of mercury, the sun at midnight at the North Cape of Europe, annular eclipse, phenomena of day and night, summer and winter days, comparative size of the sun as seen from the various planets, diagram