Capturing Nature, 9781742236209
Paperback
Lost images reveal the birth of scientific photography in Australia.

Capturing Nature

early scientific photography at the australian museum, 1857–1893

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  • Paperback

    192 pages

  • Release Date

    31 January 2019

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Summary

Capturing Nature: A Groundbreaking Photographic Journey into 19th Century Australia

Trade Illustration Selection in the 2020 AUPresses Book, Jacket, and Journal Show

SHORTLISTED for Australian Book Design Awards 2020 Best Designed Nonfiction Book (inc. Scholarly and References)

Highly Commended in the AAANZ Arts Writing and Publishing Awards, Best Medium Exhibition Catalogue category

The groundbreakin…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781742236209
ISBN-10:1742236200
Author:Vanessa Finney
Publisher:NewSouth Publishing
Imprint:NewSouth Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:192
Release Date:31 January 2019
Weight:768g
Dimensions:259mm x 203mm x 17mm
About The Author

Vanessa Finney

Vanessa Finney is a curator, historian and archivist with a special interest in natural history in colonial Australia. At the Australian Museum she manages the country’s oldest and largest natural history archives and rare books collection. She is the author of Transformations: Harriet and Helena Scott, Colonial Sydney’s Finest Natural History Painters (NewSouth December 2018).

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