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51. EAP1190/1/7/7/14

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/7/14
Title:
J.S. Paraskevopoulos and another sitting on a rock in the veld.
Scope & Content:
Two men sitting on a rock in the veld during the day, eating fruit. Sitting on the right is John Stefanos Paraskevopoulos (1889 June 20 - 1951 March 15), astronomer in charge of the Boyden station of Harvard Observatory. Both are wearing a collared shirt and tie. The person on the left has on an...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

52. EAP1190/1/7/7/16

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/7/16
Title:
Murraysburg street scene.
Scope & Content:
A tree-lined dirt road with electricity poles and street lights. Several cars are parked on both sides of the road, often in the shade of the trees. On the right is a lamp pole used as a fingerpost. The approximate directions (but not distances) to 8 settlements are shown. Based on triangulation...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

53. EAP1190/1/7/12

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/12
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 23: Port Elizabeth scenery
Scope & Content:
A collection of scenic images of rural landscapes. A faded pencilled note on the plate box reads "PE Garden Route", suggesting that these may be views in or around Port Elizabeth, South Africa, and along the Garden Route. Three images show the Gamtoos River. All the images are undated. It is unk...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
11

54. EAP1190/1/7/14

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/14
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 27: Comet Peltier, zodiacal light, and reproductions
Scope & Content:
Two images of astronomical objects are presented in this set of images: Comet Peltier, imaged in 1936, and the zodiacal light, imaged in 1932. The latter plate, however, appears fogged, rendering the subtle zodiacal light all but impossible to make out. A faded pencilled note on the plate box re...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
2

55. Maps 5.d.21(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Maps 5.d.21(3)
Title:
Sternwarte bei Peking [Observatory at Peking]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking towards astronomical instruments standing on a brick terrace in the observatory at Peking.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

56. Or 14949

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14949
Title:
'Aja'ib al-Makhluqat, of unknown authorship, dedicated to the Seljuk Sultan Tughril (reg. 1175-93). Ms is defective and now contains 122 miniatures in a primitve Sultanate style.
Scope & Content:
'Aja'ib al-Makhluqat, of unknown authorship, dedicated to the Seljuk Sultan Tughril (reg. 1175-93). Ms is defective and now contains 122 miniatures in a primitve Sultanate style.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1450-1500
Extent:
1 Item

57. Photo 1168/1(88)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1168/1(88)
Title:
Bourbon [Reunion]. Observatory. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View from the street, looking towards the gateway and buildings beyond, of the observatory at Saint Denis.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

58. Photo 1224/2(59)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/2(59)
Title:
Jeypore [Jaipur]. Old Observatory. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed and numbered in the negative but cropped in the print. Visited by the compiler of this album between 14th and 18th March, 1878. General view of the Jantar Mantar or Observatory, built by Jai Singh II between 1718 and 1734.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1872
Extent:
1 item

59. Talbot Photo 5(52)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 5(52)
Title:
[The Moon.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed in pencil on verso: '90272'. Genre: Scientific Photography One of two copies (prints 52 and 53) of this subject, a view of a half the moon. Photoglyphic engraving on steel from a photograph possibly carried out by Warren de la Rue. In top right corner written in pencil b...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 item

60. Talbot Photo 5(53)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 5(53)
Title:
[The Moon.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed in pencil on verso: '90273'. Genre: Scientific Photography One of two copies (prints 52 and 53) of this subject, a view of a half the moon. Photoglyphic engraving on steel from a photograph possibly carried out by Warren de la Rue. In top right corner written in pencil b...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 item

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