2 Items by auctions and galleries:
sir j.f.w. herschel
Lot 350 Sir J.F.W. Herschel (1792-1871), Colonel John Herschel (1837-1921) and family
John Frederick William Herschel (1792 - 1871)
The Alphabet of Genius: Important Autograph Letters and Manuscripts
John Frederick William Herschel
07.03.1792 - 11.05.1871
United Kingdom
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet was a British astronomer and son of the Uranus discoverer Wilhelm Herschel. He is credited with the first double star and nebula catalogues of the southern starry sky, which he observed during a five-year stay near Cape Town.
CHRISTIE'S
The Alphabet of Genius: Important Autograph Letters and Manuscripts
Date: 15.12.2023 11:00 UTC +00:00
Number of lots in the catalog: 365
Lot 253 Ross Expedition—Cape Town | Four Views Drawn from nature by T.W. Bowler, with Ansicht von der Kapstadt, presented to W.J. Hooker
Travel, Atlases, Maps, Photographs & Natural History
Sotheby´s
Travel, Atlases, Maps, Photographs & Natural History
Date: 21.09.2023 10:00 UTC +00:00
Number of lots in the catalog: 265