A London encyclopaedia, or universal dictionary of science, art, literature and practical mechanics : comprising a popular view of the present state of knowledge : illustrated by numerous engravings, a general atlas, and appropriate diagrams
A 22-volume general reference dictionary of science, art, literature and practical mechanics edited by Thomas Curtis and published by Thomas Tegg in London in 1829 for self-educating British readers. Its copperplate engravings mix heraldic shield diagrams with hatched tinctures, mechanical apparatus such as balances, calibrated wheels and stringed frames, and line exercises in curves and waves usable as ornament, pattern fill or technical diagram.
