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 work edited by Thomas Curtis and issued by Thomas Tegg in London in 1829, aimed at self-educating readers wanting science, art, and practical mechanics in one alphabetical set. The plates here are engraved natural-history figures of fish in strict side view, with scales, fin rays, and spines ruled out in fine line and even stipple shading against blank ground.
