The ruins of Pompeii : a series of eighteen photographic views : with an account of the destruction of the city, and a description of the most interesting remains / by Thomas H. Dyer.

Main entry:

Dyer, Thomas Henry, 1804-1888.

Title & Author:

The ruins of Pompeii : a series of eighteen photographic views : with an account of the destruction of the city, and a description of the most interesting remains / by Thomas H. Dyer.

Publication:

London : Bell and Daldy : A.W. Bennett, 1867 ([London] : Chiswick Press : Printed by Whittingham and Wilkins)

Description:

111 pages, 18 unnumbered leaves of plates : mounted illustrations ; 28 cm

Series:

Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO): Photography: The World through the Lens.

Notes:
"The substance of much of the letter-press is taken from the well-known work on Pompeii [i.e. Pompeii / William Clarke. 1831] originally published by the Society for the Diffusion of Entertaining [sic] Knowledge"--Preface
Plates are mounted albumen photographs, with the title of each printed on a separate leaf.
Includes bibliographical references.

Resources:
Internet Archive
Getty Research Institute digitized version

Subject:

Antiquities
Pompeii (Extinct city) Pictorial works.
Italy Antiquities Pictorial works.
Vesuvius (Italy) Eruption, 79.
Pompéi (Ville ancienne) Ouvrages illustrés.
Italie Antiquités Ouvrages illustrés.
Vésuve (Italie) Éruption, 79.
Italy
Italy Pompeii (Extinct city)
Italy Vesuvius

Form/genre:

Photography, Artistic.
Photographs, Original Illustrations in books.
albumen prints.
embossed bindings.
Illustrated works

Added entries:

Bennett, Alfred W. (Alfred William), 1833-1902, publisher.
Clarke, William (Architect). Pompeii.
Bell and Daldy, publisher.
Chiswick Press, printer.
Whittingham & Wilkins, printer.
Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Photography: The World through the Lens.

At head of title: Pompeii photographed

Holdings:

Location: Library photo collection 10377
Call No.: PH1983:0514:001-018
Status: Available

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