Medeak, Algeria

Medeak, Algeria

Photograph

Medeak, Algeria

ca. 1850
Daguerreotype
Image: 2 15/16 × 3 7/8 in. (7.4 × 9.8 cm)
Overall (1/2 plate): 4 15/16 × 6 × 1/4 in. (12.6 × 15.2 × 0.7 cm)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company, ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
Inscriptions Etched in plate, recto, BL: Delamotte et Alary
Inscribed in ink, verso, C: Médéak \ Par un temps de \ pluie, vue prise du jardin \ de Mr. le Comptable
Inscribed in ink (Cromer's hand) on verso, BC: signé Delemotte et Alary \ plaque épais.[épaisseur] moyenne non biseautée. \ blancs sur le sujet, et ciel à sa valeur, \ comme pour les procédés ortho. actuels.
Inscribed in pencil, binding tape, verso, B: 56 [encircled]
Hallmark: [Maltese cross] / garantie / 30
Inscribed in pencil, binding tape, verso, BRC: 10D-128
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