M0006592: Monument to Anthony Van Leeuvenhoek in the Old Church at Delft

Previous title, replaced August 2020: Monument of Anthony Van Leeuvenhoek in the Old Church at

Photograph of a monument to Anthonie Van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) Dutch scientist. The photograph was acquired by Captain Johnson Saint from E. Geevers, the verger of the Old Church, Delft in September 1927. Captain Johnston-Saint was a Wellcome Historical Medical Museum employee who travelled extensively in Europe, the Middle East and India purchasing items for the museum.

01 March 1940

1 photograph glass plate negative; 13 x 18 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

This item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.