Hi All,
here is a beautiful "true" color postcard of Mauretania produced with the laborious German collotype process - a photomechanical method of rendering color with smooth tonal transitions without a screen producing great depth. I re-exposed the postcard when scanning to remove some age tone with mild color correction as well. This image dates to 1907 or so - there is a vignette portrait of Captain Pritchard on the uncropped card so it would be before 1909.
Best,
Eric
Mauretania Collotype Color Photographic postcard C. 1907 (C) EL Image Collection
here is a beautiful "true" color postcard of Mauretania produced with the laborious German collotype process - a photomechanical method of rendering color with smooth tonal transitions without a screen producing great depth. I re-exposed the postcard when scanning to remove some age tone with mild color correction as well. This image dates to 1907 or so - there is a vignette portrait of Captain Pritchard on the uncropped card so it would be before 1909.
Best,
Eric
Mauretania Collotype Color Photographic postcard C. 1907 (C) EL Image Collection