Early daguerreotype (18" x 8 1/2"), panorama of Paris, sent to Fox Talbot from France, c. 1842. A panoramic daguerreotype of Paris and the River Seine, taken by the French photographer Charles Chevalier (1804-1859) in 1844. This photograph was taken with one of the last cameras designed by Chevalier for topographical photography.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Object Number:
- 1937-402
- Materials:
- copper (alloy), silver plated, wood (unidentified) and glass
- Measurements:
-
plate: 216 mm x 457 mm
- type:
- daguerreotype and photograph
- credit:
- Matilda Talbot
