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Benjamin Banneker, Almanac,1795

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Title: Benjamin Banneker, Almanac,1795

Caption: Benjamin Banneker (1731 - 1806) was an African-American scientist, surveyor, and almanac author. He had little formal education and was largely self-taught. In the early 1790s, he compiled and published his Almanac. Shown here is a title page woodcut of Banneker (the more common spelling of his name) from 1794.

Credit: Album / Science Source / New York Public Library

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Image size: 2973 × 4650 px | 39.6 MB

Print size: 25.2 × 39.4 cm | 1170.5 × 1830.7 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: 1795 • 18TH CENTURY • 18TH CENTURY, THE • 18TH CENTURY. • 18TH • AFRICAN-AMERICAN • ALMANAC • AMERICA • ASTRONOMER • AUTODIDACT = SELF-TAUGHT • AUTODIDACT • BENJAMIN BANNEKER • BLACK • BW • CELEBRITIES • CELEBRITY • CITY PLANNER • CLOCKMAKER • FAMOUS PEOPLE • FAMOUS • HISTORY • MAN • MEN • PERSONALITY • SAVANT • SCIENTIFIC • SCIENTIST • SELF-TAUGHT • SURVEYOR • USA • XVIII CENTURY