Corfe Castle (Second Gateway)

Original antique photo lithograph illustrating Corfe Castle (Second Gateway) 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 an extremely scarce series of views of Dorset. Published by the Dorchester Photographic Institution in 1857, the first publication in England to use this process created by John Pouncy.