View of Peking from the Observatory, with 17th century astronomical instruments
odd: label: Local Numbers
content: FSA A2009.03
place: label: Place
content: China
label: Place
content: Beijing (China)
label: Place
content: China -- Peking (Beijing)
topic: label: Topic
content: Astronomy
label: Topic
content: Astronomical observatories -- China
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The observatory was originally built in the Ming dynasty, but expanded in the Qing dynasty. Many of the instruments were looted during the occupation of the Eight-Nation Alliance.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (photographic print, albumen, 21.4 x 27.5 cm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1870s
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Gift of Dr. Thomas Lawton
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: FSA.A2009.03
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Albumen prints
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Single item
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Albumen prints -- 1860-1880
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: A large format albumen print of the Beijing Ancient Observatory, with various bronze instruments, altazimuth in the foreground. The print has minor fading and wear, and appears to have been removed from a photographic album. Print shows slight image doubling, suggesting that the camera was nudged during the long exposure. Exact date and photographer are unknown.
label: Scope and Contents
content: 北京