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In 1843, Anna Atkins produced the first book illustrated with photographs.  The book was the earliest use of photography in a scientific publication.  An amateur botanist, Atkins overcame the difficulties of making accurate drawings by placing plants directly on light-sensitive paper and exposing them to light.  With these cameraless photographs, later called photograms, she was able to carefully record the basic elements of a plant's line, shape, and texture.  This example illustrates a specimen of Scolopendrium Vulgare, also known as Hart's-Tongue fern.</div>
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Anna Atkins</div>
between 1852 and 1854 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1852-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1852-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1854-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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