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Ashby, Thomas, 1874-1931 (British archaelogist and topographer, bibliophile and academic)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1874-10-14 - 1931

Nationality:

English.

Occupations

Places

Found in 79 Collections and/or Records:

Robert Macpherson Collection

 Collection

Robert Macpherson Collection

Reference number: PA-RMP
Abstract

Early Fine Art photographs of Roman architecture, art and landscape by Scottish photographer and artist Robert Macpherson (1815 or 1816-1872).

Dates: 1851 - 1871

Slides 'B': 00062-00150

 Sub-Series

Slides 'B': 00062-00150

Reference number: SPRS/LS/1
Scope and Contents

Contains lantern slides arranged in numerical order from B.00062 to B.00150. Subjects include aqueducts, tombs and sepulchral monuments and building structures across various Italian regions - Basilicata, Campania, Puglia - and Roman roads, such as the Appian Way and the Via Traiana. Images of Rome, the Roman Forum, Palatine Hill, Campagna di Roma and Tivoli are also comprised in this set.

Dates: 1890 - 1950

Slides 'B': 00151-00528

 Sub-Series

Slides 'B': 00151-00528

Reference number: SPRS/LS/2
Scope and Contents Contains lantern slides arranged in numerical order from B.00151 to B.00528. Subjects include aqueducts and building structures, and Roman roads. The Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli and the Amalfi coast in the Campania region are also documented together with images of ancient monuments and architectural remains in Sutri, Tusculum, Palestrina, Assisi, Chiusi, Gubbio (Umbria) and Fiesole (Tuscany). Images of Rome, the Roman Forum, some of its significant monuments, and archaeological sites such as...
Dates: 1890 - 1950

Slides 'B': 00529-00746

 Sub-Series

Slides 'B': 00529-00746

Reference number: SPRS/LS/3
Scope and Contents

Contains lantern slides arranged in numerical order from B.00529 to B.00746. Subjects include building structures and Roman roads (Via Prenestina), and excavations in Malta and in the Roman Forum. The Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli, the Amalfi coast in the Campania region and Tébessa (Algeria) are also documented. The archaeological site of Ostia, Rimini and Ravenna (Emilia-Romagna) with mosaics from Sant'Apollinare in Classe and Siena (Tuscany) are also comprised in this set.

Dates: 1890 - 1950

Slides 'B': 00757-02631

 Sub-Series

Slides 'B': 00757-02631

Reference number: SPRS/LS/4
Scope and Contents Contains lantern slides arranged in numerical order from B.00757 to B.02631. Subjects include building structures, archaeological sites in Malta and North Africa - Tébessa (Algeria), Timgad or Thamugadi (Algeria), Subaytilah (Tunisia), Carthage (Tunisia) - and excavations in the Roman Forum. The archaeological site of Ostia, ancient monuments in Verona (Veneto), relief sculpture of the Trajan's Column, and the Paedagogium on the Palatine Hill are also comprised in this set. Lantern slides...
Dates: 1890 - 1950

Slides 'B': 02632-04096

 Sub-Series

Slides 'B': 02632-04096

Reference number: SPRS/LS/5
Scope and Contents Contains lantern slides arranged in numerical order from B.02632 to B.04096. Subjects include building structures, archaeological sites in North Africa - Tébessa and Timgad or Thamugadi (Algeria) -, excavations in the Roman Forum and architectural remains and monuments from the Forum of Nerva, Forum of Caesar and Forum of Trajan. The archaeological site of Pompeii, the whereabouts of Virgil's farm near Mantua (Lombardy) and other building structures and monuments in Verona and Rome are also...
Dates: 1890 - 1950

Slides 'B': 04097-04345

 Sub-Series

Slides 'B': 04097-04345

Reference number: SPRS/LS/6
Scope and Contents Contains lantern slides arranged in numerical order from B.04097 to B.04345. Subjects include building structures, archaeological sites in North Africa - Batna (Algeria), Djemila (Algeria), Carthage (Tunisia), Thugga (Tunisia) and Lepcis Magna (Libya) -, the Roman Forum and architectural remains and monuments from the Fora and other locations in Rome. The archaeological sites of Pompeii and Ostia, various landscape photographs of places in Sicily (Mount Etna, Erice, Palermo, Cefalù) and...
Dates: 1890 - 1950

Slides 'B': 05011-05434

 Sub-Series

Slides 'B': 05011-05434

Reference number: SPRS/LS/8
Scope and Contents Contains lantern slides arranged in numerical order from B.05011 to B.05434. Subjects include building structures, archaeological sites in North Africa - Djemila, Tébessa and Tipasa (Algeria), Volubilis (Morocco), Subaytilah and Thugga (Tunisia), Tripoli, Sabratha and Lepcis Magna (Libya) - the Roman Forum and architectural remains and monuments from other locations in Rome, including the Palatine Hill and the Colosseum. The archaeological sites of Ostia, Cumae, Herculaneum and Pompeii, as...
Dates: 1890 - 1950

Slides 'B': 05435-07026

 Sub-Series

Slides 'B': 05435-07026

Reference number: SPRS/LS/9
Scope and Contents Contains lantern slides arranged in numerical order from B.05435 to B.07026. Subjects include building structures, roman roads in the Campagna di Roma and archaeological sites in North Africa - Thamugadi (Algeria), Carthage and Thugga (Tunisia), - the Roman Forum and architectural remains and monuments from other locations in Rome, including the Palatine Hill, the Colosseum, the Trajan's Column, the Ara Pacis and the Mausoleum of Augustus. The archaeological sites of Ostia and Herculaneum,...
Dates: 1890 - 1950