1771

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Source:

Title: Encyclopædia Britannica (first edition)
Editor: By a Society of Gentlemen in Scotland
Publisher: -
Printer: John Donaldson, corner of Arundel Street in the Strand
Illustrator: -
Engraver: -
Location: London
Year: 1773
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Comments:

Illustration of a printing press and a composing stick from the first edition (1768–71) of the Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 3, plate CXLVII, figure 1. (Appears after page 512).

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