Cirrus and cumulus clouds
Date
1823
Creator
Frederick Christian Lewis (1779 - 1856, British) , Engraver
After
Thomas Ignatius Maria Forster (1789 - 1860, British) , Science writer
Object type
Library reference
21989
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 122mm
width (print): 209mm
width (print): 209mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Landscape with three figures of cloud formations. Figure 1 (upper left) a comoid cirrus or mare’s tail. Figure 2 (upper right) cirrus cloud with a straight linear cirrus above. Figure 3 (lower right) cumulus clouds.
Plate 1 from the book Researches about atmospheric phaenomena, by Thomas Forster 3rd edition (London, Harding, Mavor and Lepard, 1823).
The plate is numbered above ‘Plate 1.’ Inscribed below: ‘Engrav’d by F.C. Lewis. Sketched by the Author.’
Thomas Ignatius Maria Forster (1789-1860) British writer on science and phrenologist. Forster was a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society; his early writings were on meteorology.
Plate 1 from the book Researches about atmospheric phaenomena, by Thomas Forster 3rd edition (London, Harding, Mavor and Lepard, 1823).
The plate is numbered above ‘Plate 1.’ Inscribed below: ‘Engrav’d by F.C. Lewis. Sketched by the Author.’
Thomas Ignatius Maria Forster (1789-1860) British writer on science and phrenologist. Forster was a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society; his early writings were on meteorology.