Tube 115: RGO 101/2/12
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Plan of the Royal Observatory Greenwich 1858, 1788 and time of Flamsteed, 1858-04 - 1869
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 101/2/12
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A large colour hanging plan, on paper lined with cloth attached to wooden hang-rails on each end, titled 'Plan of the buildings and grounds of the Royal Observatory Greenwich', April, 1858, drawn under the direction of G.R. Airy, Astronomer Royal. Scale: 1 inch: 10 feet. A note adds that levels were taken in 1869. Added in to this are copies (in blue) of two earlier plans: a 'Plan of the Royal Observatory Greenwich from a drawing made by Flamsteed', MDCLXXVI, with annotations in Latin, and a...
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1858-04 - 1869
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