Sujet

'High on a little hill in Greenwich Park -for even little hills are counted high in London - stands Creator: Unknown.

Légende

'High on a little hill in Greenwich Park - for even little hills are counted high in London - stands the observatory from which most of the world's nations normally calculate their meridians', c1935. View of the Royal Observatory, situated on a hill in Greenwich Park, overlooking the River Thames. It has played a major role in the history of astronomy and navigation, and is best known as the location of the prime meridian. From "Wonderful London, Volume 1", edited by Arthur St John Adcock. [The Fleetway House, London, c1935]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1935

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19D53_418

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

33,9Mo (1,5Mo) / 34,2cm x 24,8cm / 4044 x 2928 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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