Virtual Museum of Canada
Home Gallery Lesson Plan Question & Answers
Early Observations Camera Obscura The Inventors Pinhole Camera Modern Camera Art of Photography Going Digital
Photographs Cameras

Victorian Observatory

Camera obscura observatories were most popular in the 1800s. The earliest cameras obscura were darkened rooms in houses. They were often situated in places with panoramic views and attracted a curious public and researchers studying nature.


Example of how works a victorian observatory.


The victorian observatory was an intriguing curiosity for a lot of people, in the 19th century.