Repro ID: PY3257
Title: View from Greenwich Observatory to the North-West.
Description: The prospect of Greenwich Park from the Royal Observatory Greenwich, c.1793. The Observatory was created in 1675 by Charles II. Its main function was to develop a way for seamen to know their longitude (their position east-west) while at sea.
Creator: Edward Dayes (1763-1804)
Date: c.1793
Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London