Cover and Text from "The Pencil of Nature," London, 1844

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

William Henry Fox Talbot

Title

Cover and Text from "The Pencil of Nature," London, 1844

Place

England (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1844

Medium

Paper cover and unbound pages of text (approximately 12,000 words) without illustrations

Dimensions

Paper: 30.5 × 24 cm (12 1/16 × 9 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Edward E. Ayer Endowment in memory of Charles L. Hutchinson

Reference Number

1972.354

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