'Total solar eclipse, July 29th 1878' Finish:20-pack The snow has been laid

The snow has been laid to give a seasonable appearance

An architectural pillar is visible to the sitter's left hand

Showing a semicircle of spectators bordering a wide space on which cavalry gallop

A woman collecting driftwood accompanied by two children

and Londoners are no exception

'Total solar eclipse, July 29th 1878' Finish:20-pack The snow has been laidTotal solar eclipse, July 29th 1878. The corona from the photographs. Harkness'. Illustration from The story of the heavens, by Robert Stawell Ball (London, 1913). The caption refers to the work of American astronomer William Harkness (1837 1903).' Original: lithograph. 1913