B&W scan of Plate III from my facsimile copy of the first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica, published in 1771. Rotated and saved using the GIMP. Scanned and modified by me on 3 April 2007 and released into the public domain, owing to its age.
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B&W scan of Plate III from my facsimile copy of the first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica, published in 1771. Rotated and saved using the GIMP. Scanned and modified by me on 3 April 2007 and released into the public domain, owing to its age.