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Tintypes from the Magee Album
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…
Time Passes
Tunnel Book. 18 x 24 x 3 cm.
N 7433.3 M646 2000 folio
N 7433.3 M646 2000 folio
Three Tropical Fish
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 and a Puppy
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.
