The images on this page are cyanotypes excerpted from the work of Anna Atkins, a Victorian-era botanist who published Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions in 1843. This volume is often considered to be the first book illustrated with photographic images. Atkins’ sensitive and prescient integration of technology, science, art, and nature serves as inspiration for the interdisciplinary pursuits of the vcologies collective. All images are in the public domain.