Graphoscope Mono in Mahogany - Photo Apollon by SP Christmann studio of Berlin

Beautiful monograph. Size 13.7x8.3cm. We are including a photo of a sculpture representing Apollo by the SP Christmann studio of Berlin. Image size 10.5x6.5cm.

The first graphoscopes appeared in the mid-19th century. They were used to improve the viewing of photographs on paper. They were equipped with a magnifying lens. The model offered here is quite rare due to its size. Indeed, its use was specifically reserved for viewing business cards, a format introduced by Disderi in the 1850s.

Stereoscopic photography is as old as "flat" photography (the kind of photography we know today). The invention of stereoscopic images even predates photography itself, since in 1838, Wheatstone, a member of the Royal Society of London, invented a mirror-based device that reproduced depth (as a reminder, the official date of the invention of photography is 1839). Furthermore, the principle of obtaining a stereoscopic image had already been established in antiquity by Euclid and further developed by Leonardo da Vinci in 1484.