Eight albumen photographs of Polynesia

by Paul Emile Miot

$2,500 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

measuring 7-1/4 x 9-3/4 in and smaller. Laid down on thick card, four photos with ms. captions. One image faded. Item #300928 French naval officer Paul Émile Miot was the first person to take photographs of the Pacific Islands during a voyage to the Marquesas islands and Tahiti in 1869. Born in Trinidad and educated in Ireland, Miot was something of a photographic pioneer, being possibly the first to use photographs in producing

Found via Rare Books Intel, a search across rare-book dealers, auction houses and marketplaces worldwide.