Meteor observed in London wrench Statue of Queen Anne erected

Statue of Queen Anne erected as a celebration of the completion of St Paul's Cathedral

had invited Lord Russell and Mr Gladstone to attend

In and about the fire are forged notes

Young Man Carrying an Old Man on His Back (Aeneas and Anchises)

'posts are set up to support the bier

Meteor observed in London wrench Statue of Queen Anne erectedFour figures showing a meteor seen over London, England. Figure from the paper 'A Letter from Capt. William Gordon to Capt. Samuel Mead, F. R. S., inclosing an account of the Fire Ball seen Dec. 11 1741', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol. 42 1742 1743, pp. 58 60. With a pencilled instruction to the printer: 'to be cut in wood.' William Gordon was not a Fellow of the Royal Society. Original: ink on paper. 1742