Pompeii, the Basilica, Seen from Just beyond the Western Side of the Forum, about 10am
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Pompeii, the Basilica, Seen from Just beyond the Western Side of the Forum, about 10am, 12 May 1841. Daguerreotype by Alexander John Ellis (1814-1890). One of a Series of Topographical and Architectural Views Which Are among the Earliest Known Photographs of Italy. Ellis Wanted to Use Them as the Basis of a Series of Engravings in a Proposed Publication Called 'Italy Daguerreotyped'. The Daguerreotype Process Was One of Two Pioneering Photographic Processes Announced in 1839. Each Image Is a Direct Positive Produced on Sensitised Metal Plates in a Long and Complex Procedure. National Media Museum / Science & Society Picture Library. Daguerreotype. Photographer: Alexander John Ellis.
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