View of the Theseum from the Prison of Socrates
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 01/1778.4451 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Glass negative, quarter plate size, a copy negative. The image on the glass plate is 7 x 7 cm with rounded edges, presumably for the production of a lantern slide. |
| Dimensions | 10.5 x 8 cm |
| Place |
Theseum Ancient Agora of Athens Areopagus 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: Theseum from Prison of Socrates". |
| Notes | Published in the first SPHS catalogue of the image collection in JHS for 1897, possibly identified as catalogue number Ab 20. Date of the image, therefore, must date prior to 1897. The image appears in the SPHS Slide Sets: Unknown author, ca. 1925. The Travels of Saint Paul. Slide number 8 and A.H. Smith, ca. 1933. The Acropolis of Athens. Slide number 12. |
| Reference |
1897 JHS 17: Catalogue of Slides. lvi.Ab 20. Link to article 1904 JHS 24: Catalogue of Slides. xcvii.SPHS 4451. Link to article 1913 JHS 33: Catalogue of Slides. 36.SPHS 4451. Link to article 1921 JHS 41: Slide Sets. lxv.SPHS 4451. Link to article |