Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.9170
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Royal Observatory, Paris
Date
1741
Creator
Guillaume Dheulland (1700 - 1770, French) , Engraver
After
Pierre-Martin Dumont (1720 - 1791, French) , Draftsman
Object type
Library reference
48536
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 228mm
width (print): 178mm
width (print): 178mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Elevation and plan for the Royal Observatory, Paris, inscribed 'L'observatoire royal commencé en 1667. Et achevé en 1672'. Frontispiece to Histoire celeste; ou, Recueil de toutes les observations astronomiques faites par ordre du Roy..., by Pierre Charles Le Monnier (Paris, 1741).
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