'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

The verbal twist of black and white in the caption is illustrated by the little black figures issuing out of the smoking fireplace

or a Sketch of the Times'

On the left a man reads his papers as his strides along in his steam driven boots

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