File:'Geometrical Elevations ( - ) of the Cathedrals of Salisbury, Norwich, St Paul's London, St Peter's Rome, and the Great Pyramid of Egypt, to one scale.' RMG PY6085.tiff
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| Author |
Hayward; Priestly and Weale; R. Havell; T. H. Clarke |
| Description |
English: 'Geometrical Elevations [...] of the Cathedrals of Salisbury, Norwich, St Paul's London, St Peter's Rome, and the Great Pyramid of Egypt, to one scale.' This artistic representation of various important Cathedrals mainly English, all drawn to the same scale, one inside the other and all inside the Great Pyramid of Egypt makes for an interesting way of graphically showing their comparative sizes. There are a number of ways of interpreting this - the choice of structures to include; the detail shown or not shown; the apparent scientific precision of the artwork - many of which might suggest the artist was attempting to make a political point about science, religion and history while at the same time presenting his or her work as an uncontroversial teaching aid. Material such as this which could be seen as primarily designed for teaching purposes has an important place in the Herschel collection as a means through which the Herschel children were taught scientific principles within the context of prevailing views on the place of England and religion within the world. |
| Date | March 1831 |
| Dimensions | Sheet: 386 x 527 mm |
| Notes | Box Title: Herschel Collection 1. |
| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/146032 |
| Permission (Reusing this file) |
The original artefact or artwork has been assessed as public domain by age, and faithful reproductions of the two dimensional work are also public domain. No permission is required for reuse for any purpose. The text of this image record has been derived from the Royal Museums Greenwich catalogue and image metadata. Individual data and facts such as date, author and title are not copyrightable, but reuse of longer descriptive text from the catalogue may not be considered fair use. Reuse of the text must be attributed to the "National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London" and a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 license may apply if not rewritten. Refer to Royal Museums Greenwich copyright. |
| Identifier | id number: PAH6085 |
| Collection | Herschel family |
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