1 camera lucida : brass ; 23 x 7 x 4 cm (unextended)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Notes:
The firm of P. and J. Dollond were important manufacturers of optical and scientific instruments in the 18th and 19th centuries. The firm produced camera lucidas for William Hyde Wollaston, who patented the device in 1806. George Dollond wrote a treatise on the device in: Description of the camera lucida (London, ca. 1830).
Subject Terms:
Artists' tools -- Specimens.
Form/Genre:
Optical instruments. | Image-projecting equipment. | Camera lucidas.