Birds Eye View. Melbourne. - Antique View from 1890

C1890

Birds Eye View. Melbourne.

Artist:

$A 550

Detailed birds eye view of Melbourne. This series of views were the first examples of the new printing technique of photo lithography. In this method the plate was photo sensitised and the image was then transferred by photography. The plate … Read Full Description

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S/N: PVOA-VM–228314

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Categories: Melbourne, AUSTRALIA, TOPOGRAPHICAL VIEWS

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Full Title:

Birds Eye View. Melbourne.

Date:

C1890

Artist:

Adam Stephan ( - )

Condition:

In good condition, with some minor spotting on paper border.

Technique:

Photolithograph

Image Size:

350mm

x 295mm

Paper Size:

530mm

x 420mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1890

Description:

Detailed birds eye view of Melbourne.

This series of views were the first examples of the new printing technique of photo lithography. In this method the plate was photo sensitised and the image was then transferred by photography. The plate then was inked and printed in the traditional way. Rare.

From Picturesque Views of Australia.

Adam Stephan ( - )

Adam Stephan was a lithographer and Samuel Phillip was a photographer who began working on their new process of photo lithography in 1884, and by late 1887 had formed a company in Sydney. A Melbourne company was established in June 1889 and a Brisbane branch was also contemplated in that year.

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