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VIew of Hillside Town of Bath

1878

Smithsonian Institution Building, The Castle

Smithsonian Institution Building, The Castle
Washington, DC, United States

SUBJECT:
Hungerfords of Studley
Macie, Elizabeth Hungerford Keate
Smithson, James 1765-1829
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
Color: Color; Size: 4 1/4w x 3 1/2h; Type of Image: Landscape; Medium: Engraving; Lithograph
TYPE:
Landscape
Engraving
Lithographs
PLACE:
Great Britain
England
Avon River (Leicestershire-Gloucestershire, England)
Bath (England)
DATE:
1878
CATEGORY:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
NOTES:
See Neg. # 2005-33524 for another view of Bath.
SUMMARY:
This is a close-up view of the City of Bath from a hilltop in 1768. People are on the hill and the River Avon can be seen on the right. James Smithson's mother, Elizabeth Hungerford Keate Macie, was from the nearby town of Weston and Mrs. Macie in 1761 enjoyed the

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  • Title: VIew of Hillside Town of Bath
  • Date Created: 1878
  • Subject Keywords: James Smithson, Founding of the Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution Building, The Castle

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