An astronomical diary, or, Almanack, for the year of Christian Æra, 1778 :

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Publisher
J. Gill, in Court-Street and T. & J. Fleet, in Cornhill
Date Issued
1778
Description
The title vignette (Reilly 1785), a woodcut of the Man of Signs or Anatomical Man, is identical line for line with that on page [2] of Thomas Robie's An almanack of the coelestial motions, aspects, and eclipses for 1716 (Boston: T. Fleet and T. Crump). The Robie cut itself appears to have been copied from the one which appeared in John Tully's An almanack for 1693 (Boston: Benjamin Harris) and which continued in use in many of the almanacs printed by Bartholomew Green as late as 1723. The Robie version (in which the spelling of "Pisces" is corrected) appears also in the North-American calendar and gentlemen and ladies diary, being an almanack for 1773, by Samuel Stearns (Boston: Edes & Gill and T. & J. Fleet); and with other engravings in that almanac was attributed to Paul Revere in: Brigham, C.S. Paul Revere's engravings (Worcester, Mass., 1954), page 136. Its final appearance seems to have been in Low's almanac for 1779 (J. Gill and T. & J. Fleet), and it thus had evidently remained in the Fleets' possession and use for at least 63 years. Two states of title page noted. In one, the title vignette is surrounded by the names of parts of the body and their associated zodiac signs. In the other, the names of parts of the body are absent.
Note

Low, Nathanael, 1740-1808. Gill, John, 1732-1785, printer. T. & J. Fleet (Firm), printer. Boston : Printed by J. Gill, in Court-Street and T. & J. Fleet, in Cornhill. Price 1s. single, and 9s the dozen.

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24 unnumbered pages
Identifier
fawab1f31_1778
Additional Information
Low, Nathanael, 1740-1808. Gill, John, 1732-1785, printer. T. & J. Fleet (Firm), printer. Boston : Printed by J. Gill, in Court-Street and T. & J. Fleet, in Cornhill. Price 1s. single, and 9s the dozen.
Date Backup
1778
Date Text
1778
Date Issued (EDTF)
1778
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Physical Description

online resource
24 unnumbered pages
illustrations ; 18 cm
Title Plain
An astronomical diary, or, Almanack, for the year of Christian Æra, 1778 : being the second year after bissextile or leap-year, and the second year of American independence which began July fourth, 1776 :
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Origin Information


Boston, Ma.

J. Gill, in Court-Street and T. & J. Fleet, in Cornhill
1778
Place

Boston, Ma.
Title
An astronomical diary, or, Almanack, for the year of Christian Æra, 1778 : being the second year after bissextile or leap-year, and the second year of American independence which began July fourth, 1776 :
Other Title Info

An astronomical diary, or, Almanack, for the year of Christian Æra, 1778 : being the second year after bissextile or leap-year, and the second year of American independence which began July fourth, 1776 :
containing every thing necessary for an almanack ... : calculated for the meridian of Boston in America, lat. 42 deg. 25 min.