Lot 1021 · History of Science and Technology, including Space History
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, 1747.
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- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — History of Science and Technology, including Space History, New York · 25 October 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-549256
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 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, 1747. Bonhams, 25 Oct 2022, lot 1021. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-549256.
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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, 1747. Bonhams, 25 Oct 2022, lot 1021. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-549256.
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