Carte de visite

• abstract: The carte de visite (abbreviated CdV or CDV, and also spelled carte-de-visite or erroneously referred to as carte de ville) was a type of small photograph which was patented in Paris, France by photographer André Adolphe Eugène Disdéri in 1854, although first used by Louis Dodero.WellingLeggat It was usually made of an albumen print, which was a thin paper photograph mounted on a thicker paper card.

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