Galvanograph

/ɡælˈvænəɡræf/ noun

Definition

An image or design produced by galvanography; a print or reproduction made using galvanic/electrical methods.

Etymology

From galvano- plus graph (from Greek graphein, to write/draw). This describes a visual record created through electrical/chemical processes.

Kelly Says

Before photography became cheap and easy, galvanographs were how artists and publishers made multiple copies of detailed images—electricity did what cameras couldn't do yet!

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