The Frith & Co. archive in Reigate became one of the most important collections of topographical photographs in existence.

The 362 lots include daguerreotypes, stereoscopic photographs, 19th-century cartes de visite, early British and French photography, l9th-century topographical photographs and illustrated books.

"Farewell: Views From a Distance," topographical photographs and travel pictures.

Members of the committee used a trackball and a touch screen to view a dazzling montage of animation, computer graphics, aerial photography, video, and satellite topographical photographs created to depict Atlanta during the Centennial Olympic Games.

Digging into its collection of old photographs, mounted in the 5000 albums which constitute the Maciet archive, it has decided to elevate a selection of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century topographical photographs to the level of art and exhibit them as 'Le Passé recomposé'.