PHOTOGRAPHED BY FRADELLE & MARSHALL OF LONDON c1875 - VICTORIAN CDV PHOTO - Original CDV of Captain Matthew Webb first recorded person to swim the English Channel in 1875. Born 1848 he died in 1883 while trying to swim the Whirlpool Rapids below Niagara Falls, a feat declared impossible. Very good condition (see scans). A rare CDV with facsimile signature.