Sea Flowers (Anna Atkins’ Cyanotypes) BookmarkPaperblanksLabel: Little BrownDescription: Anna Atkins (1799 1871) was an English botanist and photographer who was the first person ever to publish a photography book. Reproduced here is a page from Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions set atop the single-page introduction from Atkins work detailing a fascinating insight into her motives and methods.