Ingress of Venus and 'Black drop' effect during the 1769 Transit of Venus Howland Great Dock Green Gate Tavern at the

Green Gate Tavern at the junction of City Road and Bath Street

including two moving a stone slab in foreground and figures watching the structure's progress from the south bank of River Thames

Actress Audrey Hepburn wearing a billowing net dress with ostrich plume during a preview held by fashion designers Honoria Plesch and David De Bethell at the Palace Theatre

Bowerbank is half-turned to the left as viewed and looks to camera

Ingress of Venus and 'Black drop' effect during the 1769 Transit of Venus Howland Great Dock Green Gate Tavern at theTwo views of the teardrop effect observed during transit, as Venus is near the solar edge, but also positioned well inside the solar disc. With two additional views of Venus outside the solar disc, at 'first presage' and at ingress ['the appearance of the black notch]. Four figures of the event seen by Hirst using a 2 foot long reflecting telescope to x55 magnification. Not signed. The illustrations correspond to figures 1 2 and 5 6 [although here in