Maximilian Hantken (1821-1893), founding professor of the Department of Palaeontology at Budapest University, was a pioneer in stratigraphic micropalaeontological studies. He assembled a collection of microphotographs of Mesozoic and Cenozoic carbonate rocks from Hungary and Italy for educational purposes. A catalogue of the 232 photos, mounted on wooden boards or cardboard is given here. The photos date back to the decade between 1872 and 1882, as shown by newspaper cuts pasted on the backsides
