Microscopic views of mites paw putting the finishing touches to

putting the finishing touches to Thomas Hornor's panorama of London

Inscribed below: 'IOHN LORD FORTESCUE

Boats and horses can be seen waiting by the shore of the River Thames in the foreground

30th October 1845

Microscopic views of mites paw putting the finishing touches toIllustrations showing microscopic views of: two mites (Figs. 1 and 2); a small insect living on a vine (Fig. 3) and its eggs (A and B). Schem. XXXVI from Micrographia: or some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses with observations and Inquiries thereupon, by Robert Hooke (London, 1665). Original: copperplate engraving. 1665