1860s GLASS LANTERN SLIDE, A Classic VICTORIAN MARITIME SCENE

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GLASS LANTERN SLIDE, LOVELY VICTORIAN MARITIME SCENE, PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR FROM THE POINT
(INK INSCRIPTION ON BORDER OF MOUNT), STANDARD SIZE LANTERN SLIDE
IMAGE SIZE 2 ¾ X 2 INCHES ,VERY GOOD CONDITION . VIEW OF WOODEN WALL , THAMES BARGE , TUG , FERRY STAGE ? (GOATS UNDERNEATH),YACHTS SMALL ROWING FERRY? HAS THE NAME COTTRELL MARKED ON BOAT.
This scene is a wonderful balanced composition, the art of Victorian photography at its best. To capture what is a moving seascape and freeze for all time, not in a second, but in a minute of eternity. A time capsule form our naval past, to enjoy in the present.