Lot 35 · History of Science & Technology
Micrographia Illustrata, or the Knowledge of the Microscope Explain'd: Together with an Account of a New Invented Universal, Single or Double, Microscope... London: Printed for and Sold by the Author, and by Samuel Birt, in Ave Mary Lane, 1747.
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- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — History of Science & Technology, New York · 21 September 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1761330
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Adams, George. C.1709-1773., Micrographia Illustrata, or the Knowledge of the Microscope Explain'd: Together with an Account of a New Invented Universal, Single or Double, Microscope... London: Printed for and Sold by the Author, and by Samuel Birt, in Ave Mary Lane, 1747. Bonhams, 21 Sep 2015, lot 35. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1761330.
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Adams, George. C.1709-1773., Micrographia Illustrata, or the Knowledge of the Microscope Explain'd: Together with an Account of a New Invented Universal, Single or Double, Microscope... London: Printed for and Sold by the Author, and by Samuel Birt, in Ave Mary Lane, 1747. Bonhams, 21 Sep 2015, lot 35. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1761330.
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