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Record Detail
Call Number: |
PH-00300 |
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Collection Name: |
Teneriffe: An Astronomer’s Experiment, or Specialities of a Residence above the Clouds |
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No. of Items: |
40 items |
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Span Dates: |
1858 |
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Description: |
Two copies of Teneriffe: An Astronomer’s Experiment, or Specialities of a Residence above the Clouds (London: Lovell Reeve, 1858) by C. Piazzi (Charles Piazzi) Smyth (British, 1819-1900). Each copy contains 20 stereographs of images taken by Smyth. The photographs were printed by A.J. Melhuish under the superintendence of James Glaisher. Helmut Gernsheim notes in his Incunabula, “Photographs by the author depicting local flora, fauna, and members of the expedition. This is the first book ever illustrated with stereoscopic photographs.” Plate titles follow. |
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Location(s): |
DP 302 C49 S6 HRC-P cop.1 (964:0950:0001-0020) DP 302 C49 S6 HRC-P cop.2 (964:0168:0001-0020) |
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