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An Astronomical Observatory - Georgetown College, Washington, D.C. – Vintage Print

An Astronomical Observatory - Georgetown College, Washington, D.C., [1854-5] — antique engraving
An Astronomical Observatory - Georgetown College, Washington, D.C., [1854-5]. Antique engraving from the Washington DC collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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The engraving shows the astronomical observatory at Georgetown College, the Jesuit-run school in Georgetown, then a separate town west of the capital. Its source is a college academic catalog of 1854-5, a type of publication that often used engravings to show campus buildings to prospective students and families. Scientific instruments and observatories were a point of pride for American colleges in the mid-nineteenth century, when telescopes and timekeeping served both teaching and navigation. The record's date and attribution come from an old caption card and have not been independently verified.

Created / published[1854-5]
Medium1 print : engraving.
NotesEngraving after J.A. Simpson, 1854-5. From Academic Catalogue, 1854-5 A.L. Settle. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,011 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-107559

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