dʒˈiːnpɪˈɛɹ bɹˈɛz, ɐ fɹˈɛntʃ tʃˈɪldɹənz ɹˈaɪɾɚ, pˈʌblɪʃt ɐn ˈɜːli vˈɜːʒən wˌɪtʃ hiː dᵻskɹˈaɪbd æz ɐ pˌɑːlɪˈɑːptɪk pˈɪktʃɚ tˈæbloʊ pˌɑːlɪəptˈiːk ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, ænd dʒˈɑːn klˈɑːɹk ʌv lˈʌndən tˈʊk ˌʌp ðɪ aɪdˈiə ænd dɪzˈaɪnd ɐ sˈɛt ʌv kˈɑːɹdz hiː kˈɔːld ɐ mˌaɪɹɪɹˈɑːmə.
Jean-Pierre Brès, a French children's writer, published an early version which he described as a polyoptic picture (tableau polyoptique) in the early 19th century, and John Clark of London took up the idea and designed a set of cards he called a myriorama.