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Calmeyn, Maurice
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Brussels, 1863 - ?, 1934
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1907 - 1908 Congo Free State
Maurice Pierre Léopold. Agricultural engineer and social critic. Calmeyn's book, "Au Congo Belge", Paris, Flammarion, 1912, is a record of two trips made in 1907 and 1908. In it, accounts of hunting expeditions are interspersed with criticism of colonial oppression. Calmeyn carried a Kodak and a larger camera for 13 x 18 cm glass plates. His book is illustrated with 235 halftone prints from his own negatives.
Maurice Pierre Léopold. Agricultural engineer and social critic. Calmeyn's book, "Au Congo Belge", Paris, Flammarion, 1912, is a record of two trips made in 1907 and 1908. In it, accounts of hunting expeditions are interspersed with criticism of colonial oppression. Calmeyn carried a Kodak and a larger camera for 13 x 18 cm glass plates. His book is illustrated with 235 halftone prints from his own negatives.
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1907 - 1908 Congo Free State
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DIRECTORY_2017#1211
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SFJ new 6.3.2019