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The camera which Hottot used on the expedition was a stereoscope that exposed twin images onto glass-plate negatives. This model, the Verascope, was favoured by travellers for its compact size, adaptability, and reliability in tropical conditions.
Pitt Rivers Museum 1994.62.703.1-.12
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Source: Philip N. Grover and Christopher Morton, Congo Journey: Photographs and Documents from Robert Hottot's Expedition to Central Africa, 1908-9 [website], (published online September 2005, last updated 8 February 2006) <http://www.prm.ox.ac.uk/congojourney>.
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