Lantern slide of a hand and an apple
Object No. 85/59-6/6
Photograph, lantern slide, part of a collection, Hand & Apple, glass / paper, original photograph by James Nasmyth, London, United Kingdom, c. 1870, published by John Murray, London, United Kingdom, 1874, maker unknown, used by the Sydney Observatory, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, c. 1900-1950
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Photograph, lantern slide, part of a collection, Hand & Apple, glass / paper, original photograph by James Nasmyth, London, United Kingdom, c. 1870, published by John Murray, London, United Kingdom, 1874, maker unknown, used by the Sydney Observatory, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, c. 1900-1950
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The image originally featured in the book 'THE MOON: / CONSIDERRED AS / A PLANET, A WORLD, AND A SATELLITE. / BY JAMES NASMYTH, C.E AND JAMES CARPENTER, F.R.A.S. / LATE OF THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY, GREENWICH / WITH TWENTY-FOUR ILLUSTRATIVE PLATES OF LUNAR OBJECTS, PHENOMENA, AND / SCENERY : NUMEROUS WOODCUTS, &c. / LONDON: JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET. / 1874.' See link: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/search/objects?set=RP-F-2001-7-489#/RP-F-2001-7-489-3,3 Original title: 'BACK OF HAND & SHRIVELLED APPLE. / TO ILLUSTRATE THE ORIGIN OF CERTAIN MOUNTAIN RANGES / BY SHRINKAGE OF THE GLOBE.'
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Acquisition Date
16 January 1985
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