Original antique photo lithograph illustrating Sherborne Castle Ruins in Dorset. Produced in 1857 by J Pouncy for 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 an extremely rare collection of views published by the Dorchester Photographic Institution in 1857, this was the first publication in England to use this process created by Pouncy.