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Part VII. Fucus vesiculosus. v. balticus. Punctaria latifolia. Rhodomela subfuscia...pinastroides. Laurencia pinnatifida...v. angusta...dasyphylla...(partially title from 1st leaf)
Creator
Anna AtkinsBritish Photographer · 1799–1871
All works by this person →Trained as a botanist, Anna Atkins developed an interest in photography as a means of recording botanical specimens for a scientific reference book, *British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions.* This publication was one of the first uses of light-sensitive materials to illustrate a book. Instead of traditional letterpress printing, the book's handwritten text and illustrations were created by the cyanot
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- about 1851
- Medium
- Cyanotype
- Culture
- British
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- 82eeb160-d44d-485d-bc3e-27466ea74e5e
13 prints.
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