Notes
University of Bristol – Historical Photographs of China reference number: HR01-131. Ancient Observatory (北京古观象台 Guanxiangtai), Peking (Beijing). Father Ferdinand Verbiest (1623 -1688) was a Flemish Jesuit missionary in China, who rebuilt and re-equipped the Ancient Observatory.
Caption on mount
ASTRONOMICAL INSTRUMENTS USED LONG AGO BY FRENCH PRIESTS.
Location
Estimated date
1910-1913
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
Repository
Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library, University of London
