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Sepia photo of a bronze ring-shaped astronomical instrument with carved dragon supports, in front of a tiled-roof building with lattice windows.

Jesuit observatory, Beijing, China: bronze astronomical instruments with decorative bronze dragons. Photograph, ca. 1860.

A sepia photograph of large bronze astronomical instruments in a courtyard, with a ringed armillary-style frame and two dragon-shaped bronze supports twisting around it. Behind them stand a tiled-roof building with lattice windows, and a low brick wall runs across the foreground.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1860
Medium
Photographic prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3100 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1860.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

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Español: Instrumentos astronómicos de bronce con dragones, observatorio jesuita, Pekín

Una fotografía en tonos sepia de grandes instrumentos astronómicos de bronce en un patio, con un armazón circular de estilo armilar y dos soportes de bronce en forma de dragón que se enroscan alrededor. Detrás se levanta un edificio de tejado de tejas con ventanas de celosía, y un muro bajo de ladrillo atraviesa el primer plano.

Português: Instrumentos astronômicos de bronze com dragões, observatório jesuíta, Pequim

Uma fotografia em tons sépia de grandes instrumentos astronômicos de bronze em um pátio, com uma estrutura circular de estilo armilar e dois suportes de bronze em forma de dragão enrolados ao redor. Atrás, ergue-se um edifício de telhado de telhas com janelas de treliça, e um muro baixo de tijolos atravessa o primeiro plano.

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