'Polysiphonia violacea'

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'Polysiphonia violacea'

A cyanotype of 'Polysiphonia violacea' from 'Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions', made by Anna Atkins (1799-1871) in 1843. 'Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions', a collection of cyanotype photograms of algae, was self-published in installments over ten years from 1843. This first installment is credited as the first photographically illustrated book.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Object Number:
1937-403/11
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 257 mm x 204 mm
image: 140 mm x 138 mm
type:
book
credit:
Matilda Talbot