Photomicrograph of diatoms as seen through a solar microscope

Made:
circa 1840
maker:
William Henry Fox Talbot

Salt print photomicrograph of diatoms as seen through a solar microscope, by William Henry Fox Talbot, c 1840.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Object Number:
1937-4140
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 155 mm x 114 mm
type:
photomicrograph and salt print
credit:
The National Media Museum, Bradford