Of microscopes and the discoveries made thereby : illustrated with many copper-plates
Henry Baker's 1785 London treatise on microscopy, printed for J. Dodsley, explains how microscopes work and reports the small organisms and structures they revealed. The first plate charts numbered figures of tiny creatures and fibres in engraved rows, while the second shows a brass compound microscope with its stand, lenses, and slide holders laid out in labelled parts, offering a clear model for technical diagrams.
