Zogroscope
ca.1840 (made)
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This object is a part of a set comprising of a zogroscope (an optical viewer) with lithograph print panorama views (9) of New York, London and Paris and other continental cities. All in a wooden box with a sliding lid covered with green paper, and a hole in the bottom in which to insert the viewer.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | wood, paper |
| Brief description | Part of a set comprised of a zogroscope (an optical viewer) with nine lithograph print panorama views of New York, London and Paris and other continental cities. All in a wooden box. Anonymous, France, ca.1840. |
| Physical description | This object is a part of a set comprising of a zogroscope (an optical viewer) with lithograph print panorama views (9) of New York, London and Paris and other continental cities. All in a wooden box with a sliding lid covered with green paper, and a hole in the bottom in which to insert the viewer. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss Rosemary Hancock |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum : Department of Prints & Drawings and Department of Paintings : Accessions 1959. Her Majesty's Stationery Office. London. 1964. |
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| Accession number | E.732C-1959 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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