Caption

Constellation Cygnus, seen from the Observatoire de Paris, Photographie d'une portion de la constellation du Cygne, obtenue à l'Observatoire de Paris, le 10 juin 1885, reproduced by l'héliogravure, très réduite., page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'Fig. 2.', photographer: Paul-Pierre Henry, Paris, photographer: Prosper-Mathieu Henry, clichémaker: anonymous, 1885-06-10, Paul-Pierre Henry, Prosper-Mathieu Henry, photographer, clichémaker, paper, photolithography, height 105 mm x width 89 mm, stars and constellations, A vertically oriented aged page shows a large rectangular framed illustration filled with many small dark dots scattered on a light background, resembling a dense field of tiny spots and occasional slightly larger marks; margins around the rectangle reveal printed lines of text above and below the image, and the page has a uniform off-white, slightly yellowed paper tone with visible texture.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A81_170

License type

Rights managed

Available size

39.9Mb (6.2Mb) / 9.4in x 16.5in / 2812 x 4956 (300dpi)

Keywords

Constellation Cygnus Observatoire de Paris Photographie d portion de la constellation du Cygne obtenue à l'Observatoire de Paris le 10 juin 1885 reproduced l'héliogravure très réduite page photomechanical print inscription Fig 2 photographer Paul-Pierre Henry Paris Prosper-Mathieu Henry clichémaker anonymous 1885-06-10 paper photolithography height 105 mm x width 89 mm stars constellations vertically oriented aged page large rectangular framed illustration filled small dark dots scattered light background resembling dense field tiny spots occasional slightly larger marks margins rectangle reveal printed lines text image uniform off-white slightly yellowed paper tone visible texture