Born #onthisday in 1799, the English botanist Anna Atkins. As well as being considered by many to be first woman to create a photograph, her stunning 1843 book of algae cyanotypes is thought to be first book illustrated with photographs: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/cyanotypes-of-british-algae-by-anna-atkins-1843?utm_content=buffer43f58&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer #OTD
