[Customs House, Dublin.] Photographer: Jones, Calvert Richard
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View across the Liffey towards the Custom House that is on the opposite bank; sailing ships are docked on either side of the river. In the foreground, two men sit on the floor resting against the river wall and watch over their stationary cart. Chemistry f...
[Capstan on Quayside.] Photographer: Jones, Calvert Richard
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Genre: Landscape Photography Capstan with rope pulled tight at its base, in the distance two moored brigs, possibly taken at Swansea Harbour. Positive trimmed print of negative Talbot Photo 1(233). In letter dated 3 November 1846, Jones offers to send Talbot his negatives, one is titled 'Capsta...
[Grounded Vessel with Sails Unfurled.] Photographer: Jones, Calvert Richard
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Inscription: Stamped on verso: 'Patent/ Talbotype/ Or/ Sun Pictures'. Genre: Landscape Photography View of a grounded schooner complete with sails, behind which, the masts of a second vessel are visible; in the distance the coast. This may be the photograph that Jones titled 'Schooner aground....
Inscription: Inscribed on recto: '3/6 H.M.S. Superb, Plymouth'. Labels on verso: 'Patent/Talbotype or/ Sun Pictures' 'Brooks Brothers/ Wholesale and Retail Stationers/ Booksellers & Publishers/ Printsellers & Frame Manufacturers/ 87, New Bond Street and 307, Oxford Street'. View of the ...
View on board H.M.S. Superb, 1845. Photographer: Henneman, Nicolaas
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Inscription: Inscribed on recto: 'View on board H.M.S. Superb, 1845' [typewritten]. Stamp on verso: 'Patent/ Talbotype Or/ Sun Pictures'. View of the deck with an officer and sailor standing either side of the helm, which has a coat of arms above. Lightly varnished and trimmed print laid down o...
[Swiss Village (?)] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Landscape Photography View of a long boat beside a river's edge in the foreground with a row of chalets on the opposite bank. Top left corner of engraving has inverted '631'. Photoglyphic engraving from stereograph by unknown photographer. Handwritten in pencil top right corner by Eugene...
[Waterloo Bridge, London.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View from a slightly elevated standpoint, looking across the Thames, with Waterloo Bridge to the left and the chimney of New Shot Mill, right of centre on the far bank. This photograph was taken from the same location as Talbot Photo 10 (24). Chemistry flo...
[New Shot Mill, London.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View from a slightly elevated standpoint, looking across the River Thames, from the same viewpoint as print 23. On the left, a small portion of Waterloo Bridge can be seen, with the chimney of New Shot Mill and other industrial buildings to the right on th...
[The River Thames, London, from Talbot's Cecil Street flat.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View taken from a window of Talbot's flat in Cecil Street, looking along the north bank of the Thames, with boats moored in the foreground. On the skyline right of centre Westminster Abbey can be very faintly discerned. This is the earliest photograph on p...
[Rouen Harbour, View 1.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking across the harbour towards quayside buildings across the water, with brigs moored in the foreground and barrels stacked on the wharf. Chemistry float-applied on paper 177 x 193 mm.