Sujet

'The Magnetic Clock, Greenwich Observatory', c1840, (c1878). Creator: Unknown.

Légende

'The Magnetic Clock, Greenwich Observatory', c1840, (c1878). People looking at the Shepherd Gate Clock on the wall outside the gate of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich in south London. The clock, constructed and installed by Charles Shepherd in 1852, was probably the first to display Greenwich Mean Time to the public. From Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, And Its Places. The Southern Suburbs, Volume VI, by Edward Walford. [Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London, Paris & New York, c1878]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1878

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19D50_455

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

62,1Mo (4,8Mo) / 46,1cm x 33,7cm / 5448 x 3983 (300dpi)

Mots clés

extérieur dehors ville bâtiment bâtiments Londres le travail temps architecture pays métier Britannique Anglais horloge observatoire endroit Victorian siècle architectural La Grande-Bretagne profession concept dehors magnétique B&W MONOCHROME Greenwich publication 19e siècle noir et blanc noir et blanc B W éditeur dix-neuvie siècle The Print Collector Charles landscape Old and New London Unknown Edward Charles Shepherd Shepherd Walford Edward Walford Greenwich Mean Time Cassell & Company Ltd Petter Galpin & Co Galpin & Company Magnetic Clock Shepherd Gate Clock landscape