"Photogenic Drawing" AND WITH "Photogenic Drawings" in The Journal of the Franklin Institute, Vol. XXIII, April, 1839

Louis Daguerre and Fox Talbot. **Very terribly early appearance of photographic methods in a U.S. publication--Photo Incunabula**

Published by Franklin Institute, 1839

(Daguerre and Fox Talbot) "Photogenic Drawing" followed by "Photogenic Drawings" in The Journal of the Franklin Institute, Vol. XXIII, April, 1839, No.4, pp. 263-265 (about 1500 words). Bound in half-calf and marbled boards. There are two shadows left on the spine bottom from call numbers; there are also some library marks and a stamp on the front cover, otherwise this is a very nice copy. __+__ The first paper gives an account (taken from the London Mechanical Magazine), occupying pp 263-4, of the Daguerre's newly discovered process of photography; the second, pp 264-5, gives an account of the Fox Talbot method as it first appeared in the British Association/Athenaeum.__+__ These I believe are among the earliest of U.S. journal references for  two of the earliest photographic processe--the Fox Talbot method was much different from the Daguerre though much less known and certainly underappreciated as it was arguably the superior. Also in this volume: John C. Trautwin, Some Remarks on the Internal Improvement of the South , pp 10-22, with a nice (hand-colored) folding map. AND a lovely plate of Eastwick & Harrison's Improved Locomotive Engine AND a two-part paper on Espy's Theory of Centripetal Storms, AND Col. Reid's Law of Storms Examined , and much else.__+__ "This early period of photography cannot be passed over without mention of the name of Henry Fox Talbot of England. He was a man of many sided scientific character and an independent investigator in the photographic field prior to Daguerre's discovery and therefore not inspired by it to investigation. In 1839 January 31st he read a paper before the Royal Society entitled "Some Account of the Art of Photogenic Drawing etc." embodying a practical process on paper based on the abandoned process of Wedgewood and Davy which he improved and also completed by fixing the pictures although imperfectly."--JFI, Dec 1899, vol 148, p 4 11. Seller Inventory # ABE-1530888628488

Bibliographic Details

Title: "Photogenic Drawing" AND WITH "Photogenic ...
Publisher: Franklin Institute
Publication Date: 1839
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good