Magic Lantern Slide: Plan of the City of Excester
- Description
- The photograph on this magic lantern slide is of a map of ‘Excester’, an early name for Exeter. The plan mainly emphasises Exeter Castle and the city wall. The slide was made by William Weaver Baker who had an interest in the history of Exeter, and probably used this as a lecture slide.
- Accession Loan No.
- 313/1977/646
- Collection Class
- Social and industrial history
- Common Name
- Magic Lantern Slide: Plan of the City of Excester
- Simple Name
- slide
- Full Name
- Lantern Slide: Plan of the City of Excester
- Dimensions
- whole width 83 mm; whole H 83 mm; whole TH 2.5 mm
- Production Person Surname
- Baker
- Production Person Initials
- W. Weaver
- Period Classification
- Edwardian (1901-1914); World War I (1914-1918); Inter War (1918-1939)
- Production Country
- United Kingdom
- Production Area Region
- North
- Production Continent
- Europe
- Family Group
- Material
- glass; paper; photographic emulsion
- Inscription / Transcription
- handwritten 'PLAN OF EXETER' on top edge; handwritten 'Plan of the City of Excester' on mount
