M0000509: Illustration of the Egyptian conception of the universe and sectional view of the earth and heavens

Photograph of illustrations depicting the Babylonian conception of the universe estimated about BC 6000 and sectional view showing earth, ocean and earth wall supporting the dome of the heavens estimated about BC. 7000, reproduced from the programme for the Thanksgiving Day banquet of the American Society in London: Hotel Cecil, London. November 26th, 1896.

1929

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the publication depicted in the glass plate negative

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

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