35 photomechanical prints : collotypes ; 22 x 15 cm
Description
"1 phototype by Gutekunst, 1 heliotype by Heliotype Printing Co., 2 Artotypes by Bierstadt, 21 Photo-typos by Britton & Rey, S.F., 4 half-tones by Moss Engraving Co., 4 half-tones by Heliotype Printing Co., 3 unidentified half-tones...contains an unusual gallery of the works by the major collotype printing houses in the 1880s. The early half-tones by Moss as well as the surprising ones by the Heliotype Printing Company add considerably to the allure of this publication. It was issued again [1888], but with all of the collotypes by Britton & Rey, whose abilities were not as high as the other companies."--Hanson Collection catalog, p. 87
In: In the heart of the Sierras : the Yo Semite Valley, both historical and descriptive, and scenes by the way ; big tree groves ; the High Sierra, with its magnificent scenery, ancient and modern glaciers, and other objects of interest, with tables of distances and altitudes, maps, etc., profusely illustrated / by J.M. Hutchings. -- Yo Semite Valley, [Calif.] : Published at the Old Cabin ; Oakland, Calif. : Pacific Press Pub. House, 1886. -- 496 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (1 col.), maps (1 fold.) ; 22 cm -- Title supplied by cataloger
Source
Forms part of the David A. Hanson Collection of the History of Photomechanical Reproduction
Yo Semite Valley, Cal. General view from Artist Point
Format (Extent)
1 photomechanical print ; 22 x 15 cm
Description
"1 phototype by Gutekunst, 1 heliotype by Heliotype Printing Co., 2 Artotypes by Bierstadt, 21 Photo-typos by Britton & Rey, S.F., 4 half-tones by Moss Engraving Co., 4 half-tones by Heliotype Printing Co., 3 unidentified half-tones...contains an unusual gallery of the works by the major collotype printing houses in the 1880s. The early half-tones by Moss as well as the surprising ones by the Heliotype Printing Company add considerably to the allure of this publication. It was issued again [1888], but with all of the collotypes by Britton & Rey, whose abilities were not as high as the other companies."--Hanson Collection catalog, p. 87
In: In the heart of the Sierras : the Yo Semite Valley, both historical and descriptive, and scenes by the way ; big tree groves ; the High Sierra, with its magnificent scenery, ancient and modern glaciers, and other objects of interest, with tables of distances and altitudes, maps, etc., profusely illustrated / by J.M. Hutchings. -- Yo Semite Valley, [Calif.] : Published at the Old Cabin ; Oakland, Calif. : Pacific Press Pub. House, 1886. -- 496 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (1 col.), maps (1 fold.) ; 22 cm -- Title supplied by cataloger
Source
Forms part of the David A. Hanson Collection of the History of Photomechanical Reproduction