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Gazzetta Privilegiata di Milano No. 110, dated 19 April 1836, is an original four-page newspaper from the Lombardy–Venetia region under the Austrian Empire, not a reprint, containing the famous Great Moon Hoax story.
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Original antique newspaper, not a reprint.
GAZZETTA PRIVILEGIATA DI MILANO - No. 110 - Tuesday 19 April 1836
Official newspaper of the Lombardo-Veneto Kingdom.
4 complete pages (recto/verso), format about 45 x 32 cm. Imperial eagle with double-headed eagle on the first page and dry stamp "GAZZETTA CENT. 5. M".
Content of great collectible interest:
In the APPENDIX, article "Apparent Confirmation" of the discoveries of Sir J. Herschel on the Moon. (From the Memorial Bordelais) with transcription of Murray of London’s letter and details on the publication of Herschel’s work.
This is the famous Great Moon Hoax of 1835, the journalistic hoax started by the New York Sun that announced the discovery of bat-like men and life on the Moon by the astronomer John Herschel. A very rare Italian testimony of the spread of the hoax in Europe.
It also contains: INDEX, METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, TRADE - Public Funds, Arrivals and Departures, Today’s Entertainment, Notices.
Conditions: Good/Fair for the era. Central mailing folds, browning and foxing widespread, small tears and fraying at the edges, sturdy paper and perfectly legible. No missing parts. See detailed photos.
Ideal piece for collectors of the Risorgimento, history of journalism, astronomy and scientific curiosities.
Original antique newspaper, not a reprint.
GAZZETTA PRIVILEGIATA DI MILANO - No. 110 - Tuesday 19 April 1836
Official newspaper of the Lombardo-Veneto Kingdom.
4 complete pages (recto/verso), format about 45 x 32 cm. Imperial eagle with double-headed eagle on the first page and dry stamp "GAZZETTA CENT. 5. M".
Content of great collectible interest:
In the APPENDIX, article "Apparent Confirmation" of the discoveries of Sir J. Herschel on the Moon. (From the Memorial Bordelais) with transcription of Murray of London’s letter and details on the publication of Herschel’s work.
This is the famous Great Moon Hoax of 1835, the journalistic hoax started by the New York Sun that announced the discovery of bat-like men and life on the Moon by the astronomer John Herschel. A very rare Italian testimony of the spread of the hoax in Europe.
It also contains: INDEX, METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, TRADE - Public Funds, Arrivals and Departures, Today’s Entertainment, Notices.
Conditions: Good/Fair for the era. Central mailing folds, browning and foxing widespread, small tears and fraying at the edges, sturdy paper and perfectly legible. No missing parts. See detailed photos.
Ideal piece for collectors of the Risorgimento, history of journalism, astronomy and scientific curiosities.
Details
Number of books
1
Book title
gazzetta privilegiata di Milano
Condition
Fair
Publication year oldest item
1836
Military Context
No
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