Repro ID: H5502
Title: A glass negative of the Transit of Venus of 1874.
Description: A glass negative of the Transit of Venus of 1874, taken from Station B at Honululu. This contains one exposure of the planet Venus crossing the Sun’s limb. Three paper labels are stuck onto the glass in three corners giving details of the photograph and the date as December 1874. Guide lines are scratched across the Sun’s disc, as are the words ‘1874 Honolulu’.
Creator: Unknown
Date: December 1874
Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London. Cambridge University Library
