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Photograph (Gelatine Glass Negative) of John Russell's Drawing of the Crater Copernicus and its Neighbourhood, by E. E. McClellan, 1895

Inventory Number 12767


Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the Radcliffe Trustees in 1935. Part of the Radcliffe Observatory archive.
Other inscriptions
Wrapping paper, apparently used as blotting paper, bears an impression of some writing including the date 1896.
Physical material
Glass
Dimensions
Height: 215mm Width: 163mm
Inventory No
12767

Description

Gelatine glass negative, full plate (approximately 8½ by 6½ inches), of one of Russell's original pencil drawings of parts of the moon (from the album 11961), taken for use in E. J. Stone's 1896 article (see 12762). Wrapped in blotting paper bearing an impression of the date 1896. Companion of 12766.