Capturing nature : early scientific photography at the Australian Museum 1857-1893 / Vanessa Finney.
Capturing nature : early scientific photography at the Australian Museum 1857-1893 / Vanessa Finney.
Capturing nature : early scientific photography at the Australian Museum 1857-1893 / Vanessa Finney.
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Publisher
Sydney, N.S.W. : Australian Museum : NewSouth Publishing, 2019.
Sydney : NewSouth Publishing, 2019.
Date
2019.
Call Numbers
GQ 2019/0112 , HQ 2019/0504
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
v, 199 pages : illustrations, portraits, photographs ; 27 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
Sydney, N.S.W. : Australian Museum : NewSouth Publishing, 2019.
Sydney : NewSouth Publishing, 2019.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2019.
2019.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
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Scope and Contents
Summary
The groundbreaking scientific photographs of Australian Museum curator Gerard Krefft and taxidermist Henry Barnes are revealed for the first time. In the mid-nineteenth century, scientists around the world were quick to see photography's huge potential for capturing fleeting moments of life, death and discovery. At the Australian Museum, curator Ge...
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Full title
Capturing nature : early scientific photography at the Australian Museum 1857-1893 / Vanessa Finney.
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Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Published in association with the Australian Museum in conjunction with the exhibition Capturing Nature: Early scientific photography 1857-1893.
Includes bibliographical references (pages188-194) and index.
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Date Copyright
©2019.
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GQ 2019/0112 , HQ 2019/0504
Record Identifier
74VKVyEQaygl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVyEQaygl
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ISBN
9781742236209 paperback
1742236200
DDC
508.07494
MMS ID
991024233519002626
