The Origin and Progress of Writing
Object type: Book
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Thomas Astle|George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland|Benjamin Thomas Pouncy
Artist bio: British, 1735–1803|British, London 1738–1820 Windsor|British, Lambeth ca. 1750–1799 Lambeth
Artist role: Author|Dedicatee|Illustrator
Artist nationality: British|British|British
Date: 1784
Medium: Illustrations: engraving, some hand colored
Dimensions: 11 13/16 x 9 7/16 x 1 3/8 in. (30 x 24 x 3.5 cm)
Classification: Books
Geography:  London     
Credit line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
Accession year: 1941