Athanasius Kircher
1671
[Magic lantern in use]

Book page, detail
San Diego State University, Library, Special Collections
Homer and Betty Peabody Magic Lantern Collection, QC353.K57
 
Published in Ars Magna Lucis et Umbrae (1671).
 
Considered to be the earliest illustration of a magic lantern in use printed in a book.
 
LL/54397