Photomechanical process that uses photography to create a relief engraving on a sensitized zinc or copper plate, from which the original can be reproduced through letterpress printing

Photo-engraving, I / by T.S. Barber.

Photo-engraving, II / by T.S. Barber.

The art and practice of printing : a work in six volumes / general editor: Wm. Atkins.

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Photo-engraving, I / by T.S. Barber.

Photo-engraving, II / by T.S. Barber.

The art and practice of printing : a work in six volumes / general editor: Wm. Atkins.