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The atlas came out in pieces for twenty years
How a reference was published. 4 pages.
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The atlas came out in pieces for twenty years
It was issued in parts by subscription over two decades, which is why complete sets are rare and why no two are quite alike.
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What a subscriber actually received
Loose gatherings in paper wrappers, to be bound by the owner when the series eventually finished.
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Anton Elfinger, who drew them
The plates were drawn by an artist who also worked as a caricaturist, and the draughtsmanship is why they still read.
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Why photography could not do it yet
Early photographic processes could not render the colour and texture that distinguishes one condition from another.
