James Nasmyth’s “Moon” images, 1874
Tomorrow (20 July) marks the 50th anniversary of the first humans landing on the Moon in 1969 as part of NASA’s Apollo 11 lunar mission.… Read More »James Nasmyth’s “Moon” images, 1874
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52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations, Week 26: a marriage of gelatin, lead, pigment and paper — The Woodburytype
At first glance many would mistake the sepia tones of a woodburytype print with the very prolific 19th century process of the albumen print. There… Read More »52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations, Week 26: a marriage of gelatin, lead, pigment and paper — The Woodburytype
52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations, Week 6: Nasmyth’s “Moon” images
This week’s illustration post brings together two wonders of the 19th century industrial imagination: amateur astronomy and photography. Photography had become successful and popular by… Read More »52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations, Week 6: Nasmyth’s “Moon” images