Book of Photographs of British Algae, 1843 or 1844

  • Anna Atkins, English, 1797-1871

Cyanotype

  • Overall (open volume): 11 × 8 5/8 inches (28 × 22 cm) Overall (closed volume): 11 × 8 5/8 inches (27.9 × 21.9 cm)

Founders Society Purchase, Horace E. Dodge Memorial Fund

V2016.2

Department

Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Inscribed, in brown ink, on small sheet of paper attached to first page: From Mrs. Atkins ___ | With Mr. Children's kind | regards Inscribed, printed on title page: Photographs | of | British Algae. | Cyanotype Impressions Inscribed, dedication printed in cyanotype, on page 3: To | my dearest Father | this attempt | is affectionately inscribed Inscribed, in pencil, on inside cover: HR, MHC Inscribed, at lower center; Sir Thomas Phillips | Middle Hill coll Inscribed, in black ink, on inside cover, upper center: LXXIV.C.3

Dr. Philip Bliss?, rare book collector (Oxford, England, life dates 1787-1857). Sir Thomas Phillipps, book and manuscript collector (Manchester, England, life dates 1792-1872). 1950, Dr. Ernest Weil, rare book dealer (London, England)

1950, Sold privately to Philip Hofer by Dr. Ernest Weil

1982, Acquired from Philip Hofer by Lucien Goldschmidt (New York, New York, USA)

1983-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA).

Bulletin of the DIA 61, 3 (1982-1983): p. 34 (ill.). "New Photography Gallery." Printable News (September 1983): p. 3 (ill.).