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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.

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

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…

Related to the earlier tradition of lantern slides on glass plates, slides made from celluloid film became a commonplace way of circulating photographic images in the twentieth century.These slides featuring the sites and artworks of Toledo, Spain,…

Acquired in honour of Fred Penner

Acrylic Box. 13 x 18 x 16 cm.
N 7433.4 C6 A6 T665 2002