Engraving plate used in guide to panorama of Athens.

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Engraving plate used in guide to panorama of Athens.

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Copper engraving plate used to illustrate a panorama painted by Barker and Binford, the subject of "Description of the view of Athens and the surrounding country".

1 engraving plate : copper, halftone ; 26 x 46 cm.

Harvard University Archives.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8187988

Harvard University Archives.

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Burford, Robert, 1791-1861

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Epithet: panorama painter British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000875.0x00039a ...

Barker, Henry Aston, 1774-1856

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Henry Aston Barker (1774-1856) was the younger son of Robert Barker (1739-1806), the panorama painter. Aged 12, he was sent by his father to take outlines of Edinburgh from the city's Calton Hill for the world's first 360 degree exhibition panorama. In London, Barker panoramas were exhibited at an establishment in Castle Street, off Leicester Square. The first being a view of London from the roof of the Albion Mills in 1791, the drawings for which were made by the young ...