| Koch & Wilz Panorama de la Seine et de l'Hôtel de Ville, Paris 1867 Albumen print, panorama 8.5 x 22 ins Archive Farms LL/65080 Blind stamp on mount below image: "Koch & Wilz Impasse Guemenee 8 Paris". Koch and Wilz invented a camera that took a panoramic image on a single negative. This is a significant view of the Hotel de Ville since the spire was different until 1865 and in 1871 the building was burned during the Paris Commune and replaced with a different building.
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