The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-11
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acknowledgements
than that of Daguerre. and of which
| the practical uses are almost limit
| less:
4 HELIoTOGRAPHY-H is new
| word added to the vocabulary, by the
necessl ties of this Advancing age and
the discoveries, OF, modern, science.
Ever since the discovery of the Da-
guerre process, it has been an pbaeft
of earnest pursuit to find method of
using the Photographic. art for the
production Of metallic type, by which
ITO print in the ordinary letter press
Estyle, the pictures made by the sun.
Scores oflinyentione haveI been made
without final success. We are at
length able to say that the odesiderar
tum has Been accomplished, and The
sHeliotype Company, whose place of
business is at No. 80 Fulton Street,
are prepared.to work, with the aid of
the sum- as rapidly as publishers can
desire in the production of sun types.
1t is not claimed for this process as
yet that itwifE do evetyfki Ing IaiaWis
desired. But it is the beginning of
great things, and we confidently, look
for the, day when it VIII belsos perfect
ed that the scenes of daily life, 16ecufe
FENCES In our streets. public meetings,
professions, and tsipilar levents may
be photographed and the type used in
the editions of illustrated newspapers
without the fhtervention of am en-
graver or woodcutter.
At present the inventors. wisely pro-.
pose todofio more forsthe spublic than han
they are able to do perfectly. To
show what their ability is we may
state the results of our own examina-
ton A icopperplate map of Fra nee9
for example, was handed to them,
type or plate suited forslletter press
work. Within twelve hours they
delivered the type, solid plate, from
which we c0pl Id Eeas i1y pript hundredl
thousand copies on the press of the
Journal of Commerce. The copy
printed from this type was fully equal
in levervs respect TO the original and
an exact FAC sin,ile of it. An ele-
gantly designed ornamental card, with
fanciful letters, made, BY Ethehhand of
d skillful artist, Being placed In their
hands, they, in a few hours, produced
4 type from which the card can be,
printed Ito 9aoyexteht desire6 An
ordinary wood engraving is reproduce
ed in the same manner. Music is ad-
rnirably and perfectly copied. One
of the merits oftthe invention con-
sists in the ability to change the size
Of the picture Or page to be repfo-
duced, Thus music of the ordinary
piano size can be reprinted in small
qnarto. octave, or any other desired
size. A map six feet square
can be reduced, and the type
made to print an illustration
for an ordinary volume. We have
now before US specimens ofreproduc-
ton of Dorc's Bible illustrations,
which are astonishingly perfect. More
marvellous still is a page of the Lon
don Illustrated Neios, reproduced in
a few hours in a metal plate, half the
original-size, engravings and letter.
press, make a reduced fac-simile of
the original, the proofs from. which
wall surprlseiany printer. There is no
reasonable doubt that the process
wall be so perfected that it would be-
easy to republish in this country any
European. Illustrated newspaper withat
in twenty -four hours after its receipt
by steamer.
We have been careful not to claim
too much fer this invention in .itsl
present working condition. The
company can DO all kinds of map
work, outlines, and plans Of artists,
and engineers, many styles Of. en-
cravings, especially those which deal
in sharp outlines and bold, vigorous
work, music, and many other kinds of
illustration. They may already do
much more, but this lis enough to
Justify our assertion that heliotypo-
graphy is necessary word in the lam i
guage. 49, .l.s.a 8, ~
In one department the company has
achieved startling triumph, namely,
in the reproduction of rare old tracts
and books Many gentlemen having
such treasures in their libraries, de-
sire to print private editions for their
friends, By this process the type for
such editions is furnished in absolute.
fac simile of the original, and kthe
new edition can only, be distinguished
from the old by the paper on which it 4
Is printed. We make sure that the pub
fishers, Tyre founders map makers, 4
civil engineers, and all who are inter-
ested in such an important advance in
art, will visit the Heliotype Company
and investigate for themselves its
ability to do their work. ntgsf2
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