Zincography
Zincography is a printing process that uses zinc plates to reproduce images on paper. It encompasses both traditional intaglio-style methods, in which the image is engraved or etched into a zinc plate to create recessed lines that hold ink, and photomechanical methods, where a photographic image is transferred to a zinc plate coated with a light-sensitive material and developed into a printing surface.
In the traditional approach, a zinc plate is prepared and engraved or etched to form incised lines
The photomechanical form, often called photozincography, developed in the 19th century, uses a photosensitive coating on
Applications and history: zincography played a significant role in reproducible illustration during the late 19th and
See also: photogravure, lithography, intaglio, electrotyping.