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MUYBRIDGE, EADWEARD (1830-1904)
Nude baseball player, plate 279. Collotype, 5
7
/
8
x17
7
/
8
inches (14.9x45.4 cm.), sheet size 19x23
3
/
4
inches (48.3x60.3 cm.), with Muybridge’s letterpress credit, series title, plate number, copyright, and
date on the two-toned sheet recto. 1887
[800/1,200]
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MORAN, JOHN (1829-1902), attributed to
“Tropical Scenery, Islands, Limon Bay, Panama” (from the Darien Expedition). Albumen print,
7
7
/
8
x10
5
/
8
inches (20x27.6 cm.), on a period mount measuring 15
7
/
8
x19
3
/
4
inches (40.3x50.2 cm.),
with the title, Darien Expedition, and Comd’r Selfridge, Comd’g printed on the two-toned mount
recto. 1871
[3,000/4,500]
Led byThomas Oliver Selfridge, the U.S. Navy made expeditions to the Isthmus of Darien (Panama) in the
early 1870s with the purpose of determining a canal route to this location.Timothy O’Sullivan was hired in
1870 as official photographer, with John Moran joining in 1871.The two images from this expedition that
are included in this catalogue are attributed to Moran based on his photographic style and sensibilities.
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