Camera Lucida, William and Harris and Company, London circa 1809.
Dublin Core
Title
Camera Lucida, William and Harris and Company, London circa 1809.
Subject
Nineteenth century scientific drawing tool.
Description
Object in the collection of former Middlebury Professor Frederick Hall's collection of scientific instruments, used to help copy an observed object onto paper.
Creator
Middlebury College Collections. Science Library. Special Collections
Source
Frederick Hall collection, Middlebury College Special Collections
Publisher
Middlebury College
Date
1809
Contributor
Emma Ramirez-Richer
Rights
public domain
Relation
Middlebury College science library collections
Format
metal and lense drawing instrument
Language
English
Type
Still images of a physical object
Identifier
19th century Camera Lucida used to project images from real life onto paper so they could be drawn.
Coverage
1809, used throughout the 1800's.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Instrument
Physical Dimensions
7 inches
Citation
Middlebury College Collections. Science Library. Special Collections, “Camera Lucida, William and Harris and Company, London circa 1809.,” Invention of Nature, accessed May 12, 2024, https://omeka.middlebury.edu/invention_of_nature/items/show/26.