The North-West Prospect of the University and Town of Cambridge, by Samuel Buck

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The North-West Prospect of the University and Town of Cambridge, 1743. Buck, Samuel (British, 1696-1779). Pen, ink, graphite, grey wash on paper laid down on board. Height: 300 mm x width: 850 mm.

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Accession Number: 756(1)
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Image Library
Image height: 338 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3.5 (Windows)
Filesize: 100.71kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1
Captured: 2010:01:27 08:54:01

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