Astronomy: a meteor in the night sky over London. Mezzotint by M.C. Wyatt, 1850.

London (28 Ludgate Hill) : Published by Lloyd Bros & Co. ; ]London] (79 Cornhill) : Leggatt, Hayward & Leggatt, May 1 1850.

1 print : mezzotint

A representation of the meteor seen at Paddington about 12 minutes before 11 o'clock, on the evening of the 11th. of Feb.y 1850. Mr Wyatt havng retained that splendid object in view from its appearance until it passed away in brilliant corruscations, made a drawing of it whilst its impression upon him remained undiminished, and he shorty afterwards engraved this plate, in order that a faithfully graphical exhibition of its appearance might be more generally diffused.

Wellcome Collection 46244i