William Bazett Murray watercolour illustrations, 1880
Scope and Contents
A set of four coloured prints from engravings by artist W.B. Murray, depicting scenes of the Astronomer Royal at work at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. These were published in the Illustrated London News in 1880 alongside a series of short articles on the Observatory.
Dates
- Creation: 1880
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
4 item(s) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
with modern mounts
Date information
DateText: circa; 19th century painted prints with 20th century mounts.
Finding aid date
2014-10-21 11:35:57+00:00
Subject
Repository Details
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