Corfe Castle

Original antique photo lithograph illustrating Corfe Castle in Dorset. Produced in 1857 by John Pouncy and published by the Dorchester Photographic Institution. Together with a separate page of descriptive text. Illustration size approx 20x28cm. Excellent condition. Rare.

John Pouncy (1818-1894). A pioneer in the development of photography. This photo-lithograph is from the extremely scarce collection of views of Dorset. Published by the Dorchester Photographic Institution in 1857, the first publication in England to feature this process created by Pouncy.