HALLEY'S COMET

Set

HALLEY'S COMET unnumbered

Set Comment

REAL PHOTOGRAPH, PRINTED IN ENGLAND

Sold As

single image, probably sold sold in packets of 6

First Use

05/05/1912

Where Sold

Great Britain

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Title

HALLEY'S COMET

Item Comment

back:- HALLEY'S COMET TAKEN AT MAHAICA CREEK BY PROFESSOR RUSTWYK. THE PICTURE BEAUTIFULLY DEPICTS THE CREEK'S SURFACE RUNNING LIKE A PATHWAY OF LIGHT WITH THE DEEP SHADOWS OF THE FOREST GROWTH ON EITHER BANK. VENUS IS SEEN IN THE ORTHODOX POSITION WHEN THE COMET APPEARED AS A MORNING STAR

Orientation

Vertical

Places

British Guiana

Estimated value

$30.00 USD