File:Cameralucida01.jpg

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This is not from 1807 -- the woman's clothes are from the 1830's (or possibly the end of the 1820's). Churchh 07:56, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

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1807 engraving of camera lucida in use

Obtained from the university website http://www.usc.edu/schools/annenberg/asc/projects/comm544/library/ images/448.jpg, image edited for size and clarity. I emailed the contact at that site and said

> http://www.usc.edu/schools/annenberg/asc/projects/comm544/library/ images/448.jpg > is described as an 1807 picture of a camera lucida. Can you confirm > that it isn't under copyright? Is it OK with you if I use it in a > Wikipedia (free Internet encyclopedia) article on the camera lucida?

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Daniel,

This work is not copyrighted, so far as I know--and after 196 years, I'm quite certain any original copyright would have long ago expired, don't you think? Your own use is entirely up to you--I wish you every success.

-- Jim Beniger
Date Commons upload by Nicke L 00:30, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
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Originally from en.wikipedia; description page is (was) here

  • 00:07, 13 October 2003 Dpbsmith 295x240 (55,296 bytes) (1807 engraving of camera lucida in use)
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current14:30, 29 September 2006Thumbnail for version as of 14:30, 29 September 2006295 × 240 (54 KB)Loveless (talk | contribs)This image was copied from wikipedia:fr. The original description was: utilisation de la camera lucida ==Source== en:wikipedia ==Statut== DP (image de 1807) voir [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Cameralucida01.jpg détails] {{DomainePublic}} {{NowC
00:30, 26 May 2006Thumbnail for version as of 00:30, 26 May 2006295 × 240 (54 KB)Nicke L (talk | contribs){{Information| |Description= 1807 engraving of camera lucida in use Obtained from the university website http://www.usc.edu/schools/annenberg/asc/projects/comm544/library/ images/448.jpg, image edited for size and clarity. I emailed the contact at that

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