EditorialGeorg Christian Waechter, Voltaire (1694-1778), 1770, bronze, 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm.), After visiting Voltaire at his estate in Ferney, Georg Waechter produced the first version of this famous medal in 1769, which included the controversial inscription 'i...
EditorialMap of London. This 1593 map is the direct forebear of the modern London A-Z. This copy comes from the 1653 edition of John Norden's 'Speculum Britainiae' (literally: 'Mirror of Britain'), re-issued after Norden's death and sold by Peter Stent of Newg...