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Dec. 05, 2012
DRAPER, HENRY. 1837-1882, attributed.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
"Clavius, the moons diameter 30 inches," probably from Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, February 28, 1874, albumen print mounted, 8 x 7 inches (205 x 180 mm), titled and inscribed in pencil "Voigtlander 16305," framed. BY THE FIRST MAN TO TAKE A CLEAR PHOTOGRAPH OF THE MOON? The attribution to Draper is uncertain, but he is known to have been using a Voigtlander lens for astrophotography around this time. A doctor, he was also a keen astronomer and directed an expedition to photograph the 1874 transit of Venus. "16305" is almost certainly the serial number of the lens, indicating it was manufactured in 1870.
Bonhams
Oct. 08, 2009
HENRY DRAPER (1837-1882)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
HENRY DRAPER (1837-1882) Study of a Microscope Slide, c. 1850 quarter-plate Daguerreotype 3¼ x 4¼in. (8.3 x 10.8cm.)
Christie's

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