Sheepshanks telescope first erected on Mount Guajara, the Peak of Teneriffe in the distance

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Sheepshanks telescope first erected on Mount Guajara, the Peak of Teneriffe in the distance

Creator

Charles Piazzi Smyth

British Photographer · 1819–1900

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Date
1858
Medium
Albumen silver print
Culture
British
Department
Photographs
Institution
Getty Museum

Stereoscopic view of a large telescope on a concrete stand. Two men rest at the base of the telescope, which is surrounded by ropes and other building supplies.

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