Carlo Ponti (photographer)
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Carlo Ponti was a Swiss
-born optician and photographer from Venice
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Carlo Ponti was optician to King Victor Emanuel II of Italy and inventor of megalethoscope
, a viewing device for photographs.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
-born optician and photographer from Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
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Carlo Ponti was optician to King Victor Emanuel II of Italy and inventor of megalethoscope
Megalethoscope
The megalethoscope is an optical apparatus designed by Carlo Ponti of Venice circa 1870.In it, photographs are viewed through a large lens, which creates the optical illusion of depth and perspective. The albumen photographs are either backlit by an internal light source—usually an oil or kerosene...
, a viewing device for photographs.