Accession No

5768

Brief Description

print, portrait of Babbage, 1871

Origin

England

Maker

Class

prints

Earliest Date

1871

Latest Date

1871

Inscription Date

1871

Material

paper (newspaper)

Dimensions

height 239mm; width 262mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from an individual, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, Free School Lane, Cambridge, England on 01/02/1999.

Inscription

‘THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, Nov. 4, 1871.-424’ (above picture)
‘THE LATE MR. BABBAGE.’ (below picture)
‘THE LATE MR. BABBAGE.’ (on reverse, at head of article)

Description Notes

A black and white print of Babbage.Charles, taken from ‘The Illustrated London News’. On the reverse is an article about Babbage, on the occasion of his death.

Condition: good.

References

Mikey McGovern; 'Charles Babbage's difference engine'; Explore Whipple Collections online article; Whipple Museum of the History of Science; University of Cambridge: https://www.whipplemuseum.cam.ac.uk/explore-whipple-collections/calculating-devices/charles-babbages-difference-engine

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