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Photographs of British Algae

Cyanotype Impressions
Book • 1843
Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions is a groundbreaking book by Anna Atkins, published between 1843 and 1853.

It is the first book to be illustrated entirely with photographic images, using the cyanotype process invented by Sir John Herschel.

The book contains over 300 cyanotype impressions of algae species found in Britain, providing a systematic and visually appealing record of these specimens.

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