Printed Ephemera — 1854
Description of a View of Constaninople
Description and illustrated plan of the panoramic view of Constantinople as exhibited at the Panorama on Leicester Square in 1854. This booklet comprises a sixteen page written description and folded illustrated plan, stored within green covers with a printed title.
Opened in 1793, Barker’s panorama on Leicester Square was pioneering in its display of works; until this point panorama’s had been displayed in rented rooms not built for purpose, Barker wanted to create a space which would transport the visitor.
Entering the purpose built rotunda through dark and disorientating corridors, visitors would emerge from a spiral staircase onto a viewing platform in the centre of the display. From this platform they could view the 360° panorama, enhanced by specially diffused lighting and 3D embellishments. So effective were Barker’s efforts to create an immersive environment that some visitors reportedly suffered what Stephen Oettermann referred to as ‘see-sickness’.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 67.35/70
- Object name:
- Description of a View of Constaninople
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- Artist/Maker:
- Golbourn, W. J.
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- Production date:
- 1854
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 214 mm, W 140 mm (closed), H 285 mm, W 558 mm (open)
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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