Stereoscopy timeline AllEarly colour photographyEarly stereoscopyErotic stereoviewsPhotography processesStereo camerasStereoscopesAllEarly colour photographyEarly stereoscopyErotic stereoviewsPhotography processesStereo camerasStereoscopes 1826-1827 Joseph Nicéphore Niépce makes the first photo read more 1832 Invention of the stereoscope by Charles Wheatstone read more 1838 Presentation of the first stereoscope by Charles Wheatstone read more 1839 Start of the photography era with the introduction of the daguerreotype process by Louis Daguerre read more 1840 The first stereo photos are taken by William Henry Fox Talbot read more 1840 Invention of the Petzval lens by Joseph Petzval 1847 Invention of the albumen-on-glass process by Claude Félix Abel Niépce de Saint-Victor read more 1848 The Langenheim brothers make their first glass transparencies read more 1849 David Brewster presents his lenticular stereoscope read more 1850 Jules Duboscq starts manufacturing Brewster-style stereoscopes read more 1851 Antoine Claudet opens his “Temple of Photography” read more 1851 The Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace in London 1851 Félix Moulin is the first photographer to be imprisoned for making nude photos read more 1851 Invention of the wet collodion process by Frederick Scott Archer read more 16 February 1852 Jules Duboscq patents a stereoscope with a frosted glass in its base to view glass stereoviews May 1852 The first glass stereoviews made by Claude-Marie Ferrier are published by Jules Duboscq read more 1853 Adolphe Alexandre Martin describes the tintype or ferrotype process Read more 1853 Latimer Clark presents the first single-lens stereoscopic camera 12 January 1853 Kliburn registers his folding stereoscope read more 8 March 1853 Mascher daguerreotype viewing case patent read more 1854 Ambrotype patent by James Ambrose Cutting read more 1854 Foundation of the London Stereoscopic Company by George Swann Nottage read more 3 June 1854 Clouzard & Soulier patent their two piece glass stereoview design read more 1855 Foundation of Alexis Gaudin et frère read more 1855 Antoine Claudet patents adjustable tubes for people with different eye sight and eye width 1855 Antoine Claudet patents the first revolving stereoscope where stereoviews could be rotated 1856 John Benjamin Dancer patents the first double-lensed stereo camera 7 April 1857 Alexander Beckers patents a revolving stereoscope December 1857 Negretti and Zambra publishes Francis Frith’s stereoviews of Egypt read more 1859 Foundation of Ferrier, fils et Soulier read more c.1860 Invention of the Holmes-Bates stereoscope read more 17 May 1861 James Clerk Maxwell demonstrates the principles of additive colour 1 February 1864 The stereographoscope is patented by Charles John Rowsell read more 1868 The principles of the screen process are patented by Louis Ducos du Hauron read more 1871 Richard L. Maddox invents the dry plate or gelatin silver process 1872 Foundation of Stéréoscopes A. Mattey read more 1891 Gabriel Lippmann demonstrates interference colour photography 1893 The Stereoscopic Society is formed and is still the oldest existing stereographic society in the world 1893 Introduction of the 45x107mm stereo format and Vérascope camera by Jules Richard read more 18 December 1894 Frederick Eugene Ives patents the Kromskop stereoscope based on additive screen process 1895 The first additive screen process was commercially introduced by John Joly read more 4 June 1897 Presentation of the Stéréocycle by Bazin & Leroy read more 1899 Taxiphote design patented by Jules Richard read more 1 May 1903 Presentation of the Stéréo-Panoramique by Lucien Leroy read more 12 May 1903 Gaumont patents the Stéréodrome design read more 17 December 1903 The Autochrome additive screen process is patented by Lumière read more 1904 Introduction of the Glyphoscope by Jules Richard read more 1907 Introduction of Jougla Omnicolore additive screen process read more 1907 Commercial introduction of Autochrome Lumière read more 1907 The Minimus is patented by Lucien-Albert Bize and Siméon-Louis Claparède read more 1908 Introduction of the Minimus and Multiphote read more 1908 Jules Richard introduces the Taxiphote Modèle simplifié 1909 Introduction of Dioptichrome additive screen process by Louis Dufay read more 1910 Introduction of the Polyphote read more 1910 First known photos of Miss Fernande read more 1913 Introduction of L’Astra read more