Caption
Overview of six microscopic enlargements, page, photomechanical print, Top two hairworms, middle two aphids, bottom two aphids., inscription: 'Trichine enkystée, Phylloxera vastatrix (aillé-dissequé)', France, c. 1881 - in or before 1891, paper, collotype, photogravure, height 260 mm x width 170 mm, Page by page 393., microscope, worms, insects: louse, A vertical page shows a grid of circular photographic plates arranged in two columns and three rows, each plate containing a close-up monochrome image of small organisms or textured structures; the top left plate displays a spiral pattern embedded in fibrous vertical striations, the top right plate shows a long curved tubular form coiled into a loop, the middle left plate contains an oval segmented body with a tapered end and small protruding appendages, the middle right plate features an elongated oval creature with multiple short legs radiating from its sides and a darker central area, the bottom left plate presents a larger, more detailed arthropod with a rounded segmented body and visible legs and antennae, and the bottom right plate shows a faint, translucent insect-like outline centered within a circular field.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B03_177
License type
Rights managed
Available size
55.7Mb (8.9Mb) / 11.8in x 18.3in / 3551 x 5486 (300dpi)