Accession No

5770

Brief Description

print of the Staff and Promoters of the “Challenger” deep-sea expedition, taken from The Graphic, 1872

Origin

England

Maker

Class

prints

Earliest Date

1872

Latest Date

1872

Inscription Date

1872

Material

paper

Dimensions

height 396mm; width 292mm

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 HYDRAULIC LIFT GRAVING DOCK AT BOMBAY’ (below top picture)
‘THE STAFF AND PROMOTERS OF THE “CHALLENGER” DEEP-SEA EXPEDITION’ (below bottom picture)
‘Dr. Suhm Mr. Murray’ (above bottom picture)
‘Mr. Wild Sir W. Thomson Mr. Buchanan Dr. Hooker. Dr. Sclater Mr. Moseley Admiral Richards Dr. Seeman Dr. Allmond Dr. Galton Professor Stokes’ (above bottom picture)
‘Professor Williamson Dr. Sharpe Sir H. Holland Dr. Thompson Dr. Carpenter Mr. Gwyn Jeffreys Professor Busk’ (below bottom picture)
‘THE GRAPHIC, December 28, 1872’ (top of page)

Description Notes

Black and white print of the staff and promoters of the “Challenger” deep-sea expedition. Their names are given around the edge of the picture. Also a picture of the hydraulic lift graving dock at Bombay. Taken from The Graphic. There is text on the reverse, including an advertisent for scientific presents by Tennant.J of 149, Strand.

Condition: fair.

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