Explore the historical evolution and visual significance of this theme through the extensive archives of Luminous-Lint. By connecting rare images, scholarly research, and diverse photographic techniques, we provide a comprehensive framework for understanding how these visual narratives have shaped the medium across the 19th and 20th centuries. Dive into our networked database of over 130,000 images to discover the pivotal trends, individual masterpieces, and deep historical connections that define this field.
| Events |
| 1 | City of Hamburg fire (1842) |
| 2 | George N. Barnard: Oswego Mills (1853) |
| 3 | Platt D. Babbitt: Joseph Avery at Niagara Falls (1853) |
| 4 | A photographer disturbs the tranquility of Mount Vernon (March 1859) |
| 5 | Jules Itier: China |
| 6 | Samuel A. Bemis: The White Mountains of New Hampshire |
| 7 | Fontayne & Porter: The Cincinnati Panorama (1848) |
| 8 | Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey: The Ancient and Classical World |
| 9 | Adolph Schaefer: The Buddhist monument at Borobudur in Central Java, Indonesia (1844-1845) |
| 10 | Luigi Pesce: Archaeological sites of Persia (1850s) |
| 11 | Richard Banner Oakeley: The Pagoda of Hallibeed (1859) |
| 12 | John L. Stephens: Incidents of Travel in Yucatan (1843) |
| 13 | Thomas Easterly: The Destruction of Big Mound (1853-1854) |
| Books |
| 14 | Henry Fox Talbot: The Pencil of Nature (1844-1846) |
| 15 | Nicolaas Henneman: Talbotypes or Sun Pictures, Taken From The Actual Objects Which They Represent (1847) |
| 16 | Théophile Gautier: Wanderings in Spain (1853) |
| 17 | Paris et ses Environs Reproduits par le Daguerrotype, Sous la Direction de M. Ch. Philipon (Paris: Chez Aubert et Cie, 1840) |
| 18 | Noël Marie Paymal Lerebours: Excursions daguerriennes : vues et monuments les plus remarquables du globe (1842) |
| 19 | Adolphe Duperly: Daguerian Excursions in Jamaica (ca 1844) |
| 20 | Bruges, ses Monuments et ses Tableaux, edited by Daveluy (Bruges, Daveluy, 1855) |
| 21 | Auguste Salzmann: Jerusalem |
| 22 | John Mounteney Jephson: Narrative of a Walking Tour in Brittany (1859) |
| Other |
| 23 | Mr. E. K. Tenison, of Kilbonan Castle, exhibited a number of photographs of very large size, representing views in Spain (1853) |
