Errata 1851 - 1855

"Errata" (1851-1855) is a cyanotype by Anna Atkins, a pioneering photographer and botanist. This work is a page from her groundbreaking book "Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions". Atkins used the cyanotype process, a photographic technique that produces a blue print, to document and classify different types of algae. This page contains handwritten corrections to the species identification in previous plates, demonstrating the meticulous nature of her scientific research and the evolving understanding of the natural world. The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this significant piece of photographic history.