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Wood engraving of Rodrigues Island views: mountains over a bay, observatory huts, telescopes, and workers on a beach, with title text beneath.

Astronomy: British preparations in Rodrigues Island for observing the transit of Venus, 1874. Wood engraving after T. Sulman, 1874, after C.E. Burton and W.A. Moore.

A wood engraving with a central vignette and surrounding circular views of an island landscape with mountains and sea. Smaller roundels show observatory huts, telescopes on mounts, and an instrument on a tripod, with labelled text across the lower border.

Artist
Sulman, T.
Date
1874
Medium
Wood engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2704 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1874.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Preparativos británicos para el tránsito de Venus, isla Rodrigues, 1874

Un grabado en madera con una viñeta central y vistas circulares de una isla con montañas y mar. Círculos menores muestran cabañas de observatorio, telescopios sobre soportes y un instrumento en trípode, con texto en la franja inferior.

Português: Preparativos britânicos para o trânsito de Vênus, Ilha Rodrigues, 1874

Uma xilogravura com uma vinheta central e vistas circulares de uma ilha com montanhas e mar. Círculos menores mostram cabanas de observatório, telescópios em suportes e um instrumento sobre tripé, com texto na faixa inferior.