Panorama of Athens from the Pnyx: Mouseion hill

Department Archive
Collection BSA SPHS Image Collection
Reference No. BSA SPHS 01/1771.4442
Level Item
Description Glass negative, quarter plate size, a copy negative.
Condition Black paint used in the sky to mask imperfections and dust marks.
Dimensions 10.5 x 8 cm
Place Pnyx
Athens
Dates Latest 1897
Donor/Creator The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies
Scope and Content The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: from Pnyx. Panorama no. 1".
Notes Published in the first SPHS catalogue of the image collection in JHS for 1897, possibly identified as catalogue number Ab 2. Date of the image, therefore, must date prior to 1897. 4442, 4444, 4445, 4446 and 4447 form a panorama.
Reference 1897 JHS 17: Catalogue of Slides. lvi.Ab 2. Link to article
1904 JHS 24: Catalogue of Slides. xcv.SPHS 4442. Link to article
1913 JHS 33: Catalogue of Slides. 34.SPHS 4442. Link to article