The 19th-century British botanist used an early photographic technique to document plants and algae, and in 1843 released the first ever book illustrated with photographs
Sphacelaria scopariaThe selection is taken from a new book by Peter Walther,, which reveals the ingenuity of Atkins, who used cyanotypes as a medium for documenting plants and algae. Her images had an unprecedented clarity and accuracy, and were produced by placing specimens onto paper coated with a light-sensitive iron salt solution. The paper was then exposed to sunlight and washed with water to fix the image.
in 1843 – the first time a book was illustrated with photographs. She published three volumes in total, of which only a handful of copies are known to exist today in museums, libraries and galleries around the world.collates more than 550 of her iconic images, which, along with representing “milestones in the history of science and media”, writes Walther, are also special due to the “timeless aesthetic appeal” of the intricate specimens contrasted against blue.
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