Definitions:

1. An ealy type of photograph, developed by Louis Daguerre in the 19th century, which is made by exposing a silver-coated copper plate to iodine vapor, then to light, and then to mercury vapor, resulting in a highly detailed and delicate image that was often enclosed in a glass-fronted case. NOUN
   • The clarity and detail of the daguerreotype were unmatched by other photographic processes of its time.
2. An early photographic process invented by French artist and chemist Louis Daguerre and introduced to the public in 1839. NOUN
   • The museum's collection included several beutifully preserved daguerreotypes from the 1840s.

Synonyms:

• daguerreotypy
• early photograph
• photographic process