num_pages: 160
description: Surveys the early of history of photography, including the debut of the daguerreotype in 1839 in Paris, the growth of portrait studios in the mid-1800s, and the spread of the photographic image in the late 1800s.
language: English
title: The Invention of Photography (Discoveries) (Harry Abrams))
titlecomplete: The Invention of Photography (Discoveries) (Harry Abrams)) (Discoveries Series)
genres: History, Photography
ratings_count: 17
publisher: Harry N. Abrams