Wollaston type camera lucida

Made:: 1801-1850

Wollaston type camera lucida, for drawing landscapes, English, 1800-1850

Details

Category:: Optics

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: 1981-268/7

Materials:: prism, glass, pillar & clamp, brass, housing, brass, box, softwood, box, fishskin, black, covered and box, velvet, purple, lining

type:: optical drawing aid - camera lucida

credit:: On loan from the Wellcome Trust

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