Casa Inglese, Etna
- maker:
- George Wilson Bridges
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LicenseA Calotype negative by George Wilson Bridges
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A Calotype negative by George Wilson Bridges
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
A Calotype negative by George Wilson Bridges, taken around August 1846. Shows a man and a donkey standing outside a stone building at the foot of Mount Etna.
The building is the Casa Inglese. Built in 1806 by the Italian geologist, Mario Gemmellaro (1773-1839). Originally intended as a volcanic observatory at the foot of Mount Etna, it was later enlarged by Lieutenant General Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin (1772-1841), quartermaster-general in Sicily. Later it became known as the "Casa Inglese" (English House) and was damaged in an earthquake in 1858. It survived in some form until 1971 and was only finally completely buried by a volcanic eruption in 2001.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Object Number:
- 1937-2163
- Materials:
- paper (fibre product)
- Measurements:
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Overall: 167 mm x 217 mm
- type:
- calotype negative
- credit:
- Matilda Talbot
