Vues et Monuments de France

People:

Édouard Baldus (photographer)

Title:

Vues et Monuments de France

Date:

ca. 1861

Description:

Album consists of 44 photographs of views of monuments of France, namely, churches, castles, ramparts, antique theatres and amphitheaters, hôtel de ville (city hall), palais de justice (law court), from such cities as Blois, Brioude, Arles, Nîmes, Avignon, Orange, Périgueux, Caen, Rouen and Lyons. As well, natural views are depicted from the regions of the Alps, the Dauphiné, the Savoy and the massif central. Baldus photographed the natural landscapes of glaciers, rocky chasms, alpine peaks and valleys of France. Several photographs of this album are also part of the album PLM (Chemins de Fer de Paris à la Méditerranée: PH1981:0816:001-069) and of the album Chemins de Fer du Nord: PH1981:1025:001-050).

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 album(s)

Technique and media:

Albumen silver prints

Dimensions:

album: 46.0 x 63.3 x 4.1 cm

Reference number:

PH1986:0054:001-044

Point of View:

exterior views

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Contemporary binding consists of red cloth covers with red leather corners and spine, gold lettering and trim, and marbled endpapers.

Inscription:

stamped - Vues/Et Monuments/De France(stamped gold,ornamented letters, front cover);Vues/ET/Monuments/De France/(Stamped in goldletters, on spine).

Location:

France

Subject:

architecture

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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