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Tintypes were made possible with the introduction of wet collodion. In the case of the tintype, the exposure is made on a thin sheet of metal with the result that the tones are reversed to create a positive image. Like the daguerreotype, the…

Tunnel Book. 18 x 24 x 3 cm.
N 7433.3 M646 2000 folio

The plates in Sagra’s Peces [1853] are magnificently coloured, and the fish seem ready to swim off the page. Three species of Cuban fish are illustrated here.

Three children pose for the camera. The little girl closest to the camera holds a puppy, while the First Nations children in the background look to someone outside the frame.