Title Record pictures : photographs from the archives of the Institution of Civil Engineers / Michael Collins

Published London : Thomas Telford, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (60 leaves of plates) : chiefly illustrations (some color) Summary Before the invention of photography, civil engineers employed topographic artists to record the progression of their projects. Termed 'record pictures', these are the unacknowledged foundation of the history of photography. This book contains previously unpublished examples Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Subject Civil engineering -- Pictorial works Photography in engineering -- History Landscape photography -- History Photography, Artistic -- History Civil engineering Landscape photography Photography, Artistic Photography in engineering Genre/Form History Pictorial works Form Electronic book Author Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain) ISBN 9780727748959 0727748955

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