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I wasn't quite sure where to post this, so I have sent to a couple of lists.
Apologies therefore to anyone who has to hit the delete button more than
once :-)
While looking at some vertical air photos recently, I found myself wondering,
as a passing flight of fancy (sorry about the pun), about the history of this
particular medium. Can anyone enlighten me? I am sure that there are some
interesting tales regarding how use of air photos came to be incorporated
into the scientific armoury of geographers and other disciplines.
I do remember coming across mention a number of years ago of a Swiss (I think)
chap called Mittleholzer, or something similar, who I believe was something
of a pioneer of aerial photography. At the time, I was shown a copy of an
antiquarian book, containing photos of the Swiss Alps and other places,
taken by this Mittleholzer or whatever his name was, shot from the cockpit
of a biplane or other early flying machine or other. Can anyone supply any
details about this person - or, even better, can you identify this book from
the very inadequate details that I have just given?
I don't think the book will be in print now but, in the very unlikely off-
chance that anybody reading this actually has a copy (or knows of one) that
may be looking for a new and appreciative owner, I would be interested in
negotiating a possible transfer fee....
Cheers,
Darius Bartlett
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