steel engraving

method, process, technology

An intaglio printing process employing tempered steel plates and rollers, invented by Jacob Perkins around 1820.

Also known as siderography.

Traveljournal 1825

Acquaintance with Jacob Perkins, 10 June 1825

Traveljournal 1825–1827

Foreword
Perkins’ Siderogrpahic Institute, 5 December 1826

Fischer, Johann Conrad: Tagebücher. Bearbeitet von Karl Schib. Schaffhausen 1951.

gnd
library-of-congress
wikidata
wikipedia-(de)
wikipedia-(en)

Cite as: steel engraving. In: Travel Reports of a Pioneer: Digital Edition of the Travel Journals of Johann Conrad Fischer 1794–1851. Published by Franziska Eggimann. Edited by Franziska Eggimann, Nicolau Lutz, Valerija Rukavina und Christopher Zoller-Blundell. Schlatt 2023, Version 1.2, https://johannconradfischer.com/en/keywords/gfa-keywords-2856, viewed on 7 June 2025.