Arqueologia de uma prática científica em Portugal : uma história da fotografia

In this essay, photography is regarded as a scientific practice that played an important role in Portugal during the 19th century. The commemorative role of the Academia das Ciencias de Lisboa, in 1940, gave rise to several research hypotheses on another history of photography which can be closely linked to the material construction of the State. Thus, we were able to identify two fundamental references in the history of photography as a scientific practice: Jose Julio Rodrigues and Seccao Fotografica da Direccao Geral dos Trabalhos Geograficos.