EU: Quito Observatory from Geografía y geología del Ecuador (1892)
1892 Quito, Ecuador
The Quito Observatory, illustrated in the 1892 publication Geografia y geologia del Ecuador, was founded in 1873 and remains one of the oldest astronomical observatories in South America.
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Quito Street Scene through time — all 15 photos taken here (1892–2022) →
