'Transit of Venus December 6, 1882' Product:Postcard meets Moti and Kali the

meets Moti and Kali the two young elephants during his walkabout in the zoo

A prospect of the City from Temple to Wapping appears in the lower margin with a key to significant landmarks

or a Sketch of the Times'

Original: copperplate engraving

'Transit of Venus December 6, 1882' Product:Postcard meets Moti and Kali theProjected appearance of the transit as viewed from London, using Ferguson's method of projection. Inscribed with the title above and annotated to explain the track of the planet: 'Ingress' and 'Egress below the horizon'. Supporting notes verso state that 'Out of four transits of Venus visible in this country during the last three hundred years, three occur under similar circumstances, that is, they commence here shortly before sunset' Original: ink on