[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Half plate daguerreotype of a man holding a sextant.
Sale 1095 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography, Featuring Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana & Historical Documents
Day 1 Lots 1-403
Nov 3, 2022
10:00AM ET
Day 2 Lots 404-634
Nov 4, 2022
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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$688
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Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Half plate daguerreotype of a man holding a sextant.
Half plate seated portrait of a gentleman holding up a sextant atop the table next to him. (Significant vertical scratches and wipe marks, light spotting, and some discoloration to areas in lower portion of image; resealed.) Housed in a fully separated pressed paper case (fully split at spine, some separation to corners, surface wear).
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