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BNL.749.008
13 Apr 1749:11 (2452[=2451])
London, January 5. A description of the publick firework,
to be exhibited on occasion of the general peace, concluded
at Aix-la-Chapelle, October 7, 1748, taken from an authentic
print beautifully engraved in the London Magazine for
December last.
The length of the whole will be 4[4]0 feet; of the grand
building in the middle 144 feet; the heighth from the
foundation to the top, where is placed the King's Arms, will
be 100 feet, and from thence to a sun (32 feet in diameter,
which will burn several hours) placed between two others a
little lower, will be 50 feet more; so that upon the whole
it will be 150 feet high. . . [4 lines]
There are handsome steps, which go up to a grand area before
the middle arch, where a band of a hundred musicians are to
play before the fireworks begin, the musick for which is to
be compos'd by Mr. Handel. . . [6 more short paras.]
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