A Bound Volume...
Daguerre & the founding of photography in 1839...
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THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, bound volume containing all six, complete, monthly issues for January thru June, 1839
* Louis Daguerre & the invention of photography
* Extremely early on the daguerreotype
This complete bound volume for the first half of 1839 contains 696 pages, and by far the most significant content within is the extremely early and historic report found in the February issue with the simple heading:
"The Daguerotype"
The report begins:
"A very extraordinary and important invention has been made by M. Daguerre...It is a method of fixing the images which are represented at the back of a camera-obscura; so that these images are not the temporary reflection of objects, but their fixed and durable impress, which may be removed from the presence of those objects like a picture & will multiply imipressions as an engraving...".
The article continues to details this significant development, the full text of which can be seen in the photos below.
The announcement of the invention of photography was in this very year of 1839, making this one of the earliest English language periodicals to make the report--if not the earliest.
Additionally, the March issue has a nice related article as well with an article from the "Royal Society" which reports on:
"The paper read was entitled 'Some account of the art of photogenic drawing' by H. F. Talbot..." which contnues for over a full page to detail work on the invention of photography, including mention of Mr. Daguerre (see photos).
This volume is complete with all 11 engravings called for in the "Lists of Embellishments to the Volume" found at the front of the volume, one of which is a fold-out.
The volume is bound in original leather with marble boards. The spine is somewhat worn as seen in the photo. The interior pages are in excellent condition.
* Louis Daguerre & the invention of photography
* Extremely early on the daguerreotype
This complete bound volume for the first half of 1839 contains 696 pages, and by far the most significant content within is the extremely early and historic report found in the February issue with the simple heading:
"The Daguerotype"
The report begins:
"A very extraordinary and important invention has been made by M. Daguerre...It is a method of fixing the images which are represented at the back of a camera-obscura; so that these images are not the temporary reflection of objects, but their fixed and durable impress, which may be removed from the presence of those objects like a picture & will multiply imipressions as an engraving...".
The article continues to details this significant development, the full text of which can be seen in the photos below.
The announcement of the invention of photography was in this very year of 1839, making this one of the earliest English language periodicals to make the report--if not the earliest.
Additionally, the March issue has a nice related article as well with an article from the "Royal Society" which reports on:
"The paper read was entitled 'Some account of the art of photogenic drawing' by H. F. Talbot..." which contnues for over a full page to detail work on the invention of photography, including mention of Mr. Daguerre (see photos).
This volume is complete with all 11 engravings called for in the "Lists of Embellishments to the Volume" found at the front of the volume, one of which is a fold-out.
The volume is bound in original leather with marble boards. The spine is somewhat worn as seen in the photo. The interior pages are in excellent condition.
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