Title: Historic Grahamstown
Image Number: APN26392
Media Id: 61_579
Path:
african.pictures /
Independent Photographers /
Christine Nesbitt Hills
Description: The picture shows the only Victorian Camera Obscura in the Southern Hemisphere in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape on Tuesday November 9, 2004. Through the system of lenses and mirror in the revolving turret in its roof, this ingenious device projects an enchanting full colour live panorama of the town and its activities onto a flat viewing surface in a darkened room. The owner-designer of the Observatory was a watchmaker and jeweller, Henry Carter Galpin, who lived in Grahamstown from 1850 until his death in 1886. A successful businessman with seven sons, he still found time to pursue his interests of astronomy, optics, natural history, music and practical mechanics - all of which are reflected in the house he designed. (Photo by Christine Nesbitt)
Collections: Independent Photographers
Subcollections:
Christine Nesbitt Hills
Country: South Africa
Location: Grahamstown
Orientation: landscape
Pixel Size: 3008 x 2000
Credit: Christine Nesbitt Hills / Independent Photographers / african.pictures
Keywords:
Africa,
South Africa,
Eastern Cape,
Grahamstown,
Grahamstown Arts Festival,
colour image ,
educational & research establishments,
museums,
historic objects,
,
Model Release: No
Property Release: No