Place, Francis, 1647 - 1728 (artist)
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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
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Astronomical Paintings, Drawings and Other Representations, 1677 - 1990
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 116
Scope and Contents
Illustrative material collected from various parts of the Royal Observatory archival stores; chiefly images of Royal Observatory buildings at Greenwich. The first two series, the engravings of Francis Place, are perhaps the most celebrated. Other items of note include drawings, sketches and watercolours of the buildings at Greenwich by relatives of the Astronomer Royal, George Airy, including his sisters-in-law Elizabeth Smith (RGO 116/3) and Caroline Smith (RGO 116/4), and his...
Dates:
1677 - 1990
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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The Engravings of Francis Place, 1677 - 1712
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 116/1
Scope and Contents
A partial set of prints of the engravings made by Francis Place (1647-1728) from drawings which were made by Robert Thacker (d. 1687) circa 1677, the Royal Observatory having been established in 1675 and the building work having been completed by the middle of 1676. For an authoritative summary of our knowledge of the history of the engravings, see Derek Howse, 'Francis Place and the early history of the Greenwich Observatory', New York, Science History Publications, 1975. The full set of...
Dates:
1677 - 1712
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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The Engravings of Francis Place, further copies, 1677 - 1848
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 116/2
Scope and Contents
A partial set of prints of engravings of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, by Francis Place, with some later copies. For further information on the engravings see RGO 116/1.
Dates:
1677 - 1848
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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