Jeremy and Samuel Bentham, with architect Willey Reveley, Panopticon, plan, 1791
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1791
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2024-12-01
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Conceived by Jeremy and Samuel Bentham at the end of the 18th century, the panopticon is a circular architectural structure that allows a centrally-located inspector to monitor prisoners from their cells. First resource: Plate 1 in J. Bentham, Management of the Poor, Dublin 1796 Second resource: Plate II in 'Postscript-Part II' Works of Jeremy Bentham. Third resource: The works of Jeremy Bentham vol. IV, 172-3
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