Cameralucida01

Originally from en.wikipedia; description page is (was) here

• 00:07, 13 October 2003 Dpbsmith 295x240 (55,296 bytes) (1807 engraving of camera lucida in use)

1807 engraving of camera lucida in use

Obtained from the university website http://www.usc.edu/schools/annenberg/asc/projects/comm544/library/ images/448.jpg, image edited for size and clarity. I emailed the contact at that site and said

> http://www.usc.edu/schools/annenberg/asc/projects/comm544/library/ images/448.jpg > is described as an 1807 picture of a camera lucida. Can you confirm > that it isn't under copyright? Is it OK with you if I use it in a > Wikipedia (free Internet encyclopedia) article on the camera lucida?

I got this reply

Daniel,

This work is not copyrighted, so far as I know--and after 196 years, I'm quite certain any original copyright would have long ago expired, don't you think? Your own use is entirely up to you--I wish you every success.