COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB~1~1
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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Accession number:
64-185
accession_no
64-185
Accession number
false
Record number:
64-185-1
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64-185-1
Record number
false
JCB call number:
64-185
jcb_call_no
64-185
JCB call number
false
Image title:
[Astronomical clock]
image_title
[Astronomical clock]
Image title
false
Creator 1:
James Basire
creator1
James Basire
Creator 1
false
Creator 1 role:
sculp.
creator1_role
sculp.
Creator 1 role
false
Place image published:
[London]
place_image_published
[London]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
[W. and A. Strahan]
image_publisher
[W. and A. Strahan]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
[1777]
image_date
[1777]
Image date
false
Image function:
Plate II; following p. xii
image_function
Plate II; following p. xii
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
technique
engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
27.7 cm.
image_dimensions_height
27.7 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
39.8 cm.
image_dimensions_width
39.8 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
30.5 cm.
page_dimensions_height
30.5 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
45 cm.
page_dimensions_width
45 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Description:
Diagram of a clock made to be used for astronomical observations. The clock, made to be set up temporarily, is supported by three adjustable braces, and is shown within a tent which is also supported by three adjustable braces. Items in the image are identified in the text.
description
Diagram of a clock made to be used for astronomical observations. The clock, made to be set up temporarily, is supported by three adjustable braces, and is shown within a tent which is also supported by three adjustable braces. Items in the image are identified in the text.
Description
false
Source creator:
Wales, William, 1734?-1798
source_creator
Wales, William, 1734?-1798
Source creator
false
Source Title:
The original astronomical observations, made in the course of a voyage towards the South Pole, and round the world
source_title
The original astronomical observations, made in the course of a voyage towards the South Pole, and round the world
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
London
source_place_of_publication
London
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
Printed by W. and A. Strahan; and sold by J. Nourse, ... and J. Mount and T. Page ...
source_publisher
Printed by W. and A. Strahan; and sold by J. Nourse, ... and J. Mount and T. Page ...
Source publisher
false
Source date:
MDCCLXXVII. [1777]
source_date
MDCCLXXVII. [1777]
Source date
false
notes:
Wales' reputation was made with his observations from Hudson's Bay on the transit of Venus; he was chosen to carry on with his astronomical observations as part of Captain James Cook's second circumnavigation in 1772.
notes
Wales' reputation was made with his observations from Hudson's Bay on the transit of Venus; he was chosen to carry on with his astronomical observations as part of Captain James Cook's second circumnavigation in 1772.
notes
false
Time Period:
1751-1800
time_period
1751-1800
Time Period
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1968.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired in 1968.
Provenance/Donor
false
Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
owner_and_copyright
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
Owner and copyright
false
Commentary:
commentary
<a href="mailto:Susan_Danforth@brown.edu">Add a comment</a>
Commentary
false
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Transit-instruments
subject_heads
Transit-instruments
Subject headings
false