The World on a Plate: The Impact of Photography on Travel Imagery and its Dissemination in Britain, 1839-1888
Journal: UPT. Syiah Kuala University Library (Syiah Kuala University)
Year: 2013

This thesis explores how early photography contributed to the visual understanding of the world in the nineteenth century. It draws extensively on the collection of nineteenth-century photographic albums at the National Maritime Museum, London. These albums, compiled or purchased by officers in the Royal Navy, offer an extensive view&#13;\nof how the world was perceived by both the officers who collected photographs during overseas service and the photographers who competed to supply them. Chapt