Megalethoscopes

Megalethoscope

A room-sized viewing device, the Megalethoscope was invented circa 1860 by Venetian optician and photographer Carlo Ponti. Up to five feet wide, the device showed travel and other photographs using daylight magnified by a large lens. The views were up to twelve inches in width.

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