Rhodomela subfusca c. 1843 - 1853

"Rhodomela subfusca" is a cyanotype photograph by Anna Atkins, a pioneer of photography and a botanist. This image, dating back to the period of 1843-1853, depicts a specimen of the red algae *Rhodomela subfusca*. Atkins used the cyanotype process, a photographic technique that produces a blue print, to create this image. This work is one of over 400 images Atkins produced for her groundbreaking book, "Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions".