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Copernicus

Copernicus

circa 1870

Group of Lunar Mountains

Group of Lunar Mountains

circa 1870

Back of Hand and Wrinkled Apple

Back of Hand and Wrinkled Apple

circa 1870

Woodburytype lead mould

Woodburytype lead mould

A Woodburytype photograph entitled 'Triesnecker', taken by James Nasmyth, in about 1870. This is Plate XI from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Triesnecker

circa 1870

A Woodburytype photograph entitled 'Aristarchus & Herodotus', taken by James Nasmyth, in about 1870. This is Plate XVIII from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Aristarchus & Herodotus

circa 1870

A Woodburytype photograph entitled 'Wargentin', taken by James Nasmyth, in about 1870. This is Plate XVII from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Wargentin

circa 1870

A Woodburytype photograph entitled 'Mercator and Campanus', taken by James Nasmyth, in about 1870. This is Plate XV from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Mercator and Campanus

circa 1870

A Woodburytype photograph entitled 'Plato', taken by James Nasmyth, in about 1870. This is Plate XIV from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Plato

circa 1870

Two Woodburytype photographs entitled 'Terrestrial and Lunar Volcanic Areas Compared', taken by James Nasmyth, in about 1870. This is Plate VI from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Terrestrial and Lunar Volcanic Areas Compared

circa 1870

A Woodburytype photograph entitled 'Picture Map of the Moon', taken by James Nasmyth, in about 1870. This is Plate IV from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Picture Map of the Moon

circa 1870

A Woodburytype photograph entitled 'Crater of Vesuvius', taken by James Nasmyth, in 1864. This is Plate I from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Crater of Vesuvius

1864

A Woodburytype photograph entitled 'The Lunar Apennines, Archemedes &c., &c.', taken by James Nasmyth, in about 1870. This is Plate IX from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

The Lunar Apennines, Archemedes &c., &c.

circa 1870

A Woodburytype photograph entitled 'Ptolemy, Alphons, Arzachael &c', taken by James Nasmyth, in about 1870. This is Plate XIII from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Ptolemy, Alphons, Arzachael &c

circa 1870

A Woodburytype photograph entitled 'Theophilus, Cyrillus and Catharina', taken by James Nasmyth, in about 1870. This is Plate XII from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Theophilus, Cyrillus and Catharina

circa 1870

A Woodburytype photograph entitled 'Normal Lunar Crater', taken by James Nasmyth, in about 1870. This is Plate XXI from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Normal Lunar Crater

circa 1870

A Woodburytype photograph entitled 'Overlapping Craters', taken by James Nasmyth, in about 1870. This is Plate XX from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Overlapping Craters

circa 1870

A Woodburytype photograph entitled 'Aristotle & Eudoxus.', taken by James Nasmyth, in about 1870. This is Plate X from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Aristotle and Eudoxus

circa 1870

A Woodburytype photograph entitled 'Tycho and its surroundings', taken by James Nasmyth, in about 1870. This is Plate XVI from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Tycho

circa 1870

Two Woodburytype photographs, one entitled 'Full Moon Exhibiting the Bright Streaks Radiating from Tycho etc.', and the other 'Glass Globe Cracked by Internal Pressure Illustrating the Cause of the Bright Streaks Radiating from Tycho etc.' The first is taken by Warren De La Rue in about 1855. This is Plate XIX from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Full Moon and Cracked Glass Globe illustrating the Cause of the Bright Radiating Streaks

circa 1855

A Woodburytype photograph entitled 'Full Moon', taken by Warren De La Rue (1815-1889), in about 1855. This is Plate III from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Full Moon

circa 1855

Book published by Bickers and Son. A series of 12 hunting sketches on D Oily napkin, with a portrait of the Rev. John Russell, reproduced in Woodburytype. Written by T.M.B Marshall.

The Russell Album'

Book by W.R.W Stephens, publisher Richard Bentley and Sons. With nine Woodburytype illustrations of photographs and engravings..

Memorials of the See of Chichester'