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Studio of Nicholaas Henneman
Four photomicrographs, salt prints printed on two sheets, each sheet with printed photographer's 'J. Delves' and printer's 'Henneman' credits, series title and plate number, one sheet initialled, dated and annotated by Robert Murray in pencil to margins 'Spiracle & Tracheae of the Silk Worm magnified 60 diameters. / Proboscis of the Fly Magnified 180 diameters. / Positive Photographs from Collodion Negatives taken by the Microscope / Published in the Microscopical Journal with a description of the process/April 1853/R.M.'



Property of a descendant of Robert Murray (1798-1857)

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