Travel to a forgotten world
Memories of a Lost World: Travels through the Magic Lantern takes you on a fascinating journey back through time to a pre-globalized world where regional customs ?and national cultures were as distinctive as they were diverse. From the bustling streets of Victorian London and the ruins of ancient Egypt to the temples of Japan and the tribesmen of New Guinea, this publication explores the world through a captivating collection of over 800 magic lantern slide images.
A trip through the magic lantern
From the 1870s to the 1930s, photographic magic lantern slide shows were a popular, entertaining and educative way for people to learn about the world beyond their own ?shores. From Cairo and Delhi to Adelaide and Cape Town, intrepid photographers travelled to all corners of the world to document its peoples and customs. For the ?rst time these images have been brought together in a single publication and the result is a beautiful yet poignant echo ?of a lost world that at the same time conveys a powerful sense of shared humanity.