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Camera-Obscura Tent by Chevalier, c. 18

Currency:EUR Category:Cameras & Photo Start Price:3,500.00 EUR Estimated At:6,000.00 - 9,000.00 EUR
Camera-Obscura Tent by Chevalier, c. 18
Camera-Obscura Tent by Chevalier, c. 1833 Marked: Vincent Chevalier ainé, Opticien breveté, Quai de l'Horloge 69, Paris. Chevalier was the first, who used a prism for the camera obscura in 1819. With original prism! Height of the prism head: 7 in. Total height: approx. 53 in., cloth and drawing board replaced. - Literature: 1) "Charles-Louis Chevalier", Ed. Pavillon de la Photographie, Rouen 1974. - And: 2) Schmitz, Handbuch, Vol. 2, Bonn 1981, p. 301. - And: 3) ACR 819 - A fantastic collector's item and exhibition piece of top museum quality!<Br>
Zelt-Camera-Obscura "Chevalier", um 1833 Gravur: Vincent Chevalier ainé, Opticien breveté, Quai de l'Horloge 69, Paris. Chevalier war der erste, der ab 1819 ein totalreflektierendes Prisma in den Optikkopf einer Camera Obscura einbaute. Mit Original-Prisma! Höhe des Optikkopfes etwa 18 cm. Gesamthöhe des Zeltes mit Optik ca. 135 cm. Stoffbezug und Zeichenbrett ergänzt. - Ein fantastisches Sammlungsstück von Top-Museums- und Ausstellungsqualität!

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