• Édouard Baldus (photographer)

Vues et Monuments de France

ca. 1861

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).

Albumen silver prints

album: 46.0 x 63.3 x 4.1 cm

PH1986:0054:001-044

• exterior views

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

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

France

• architecture

Contient:

• PH1986:0054:001, Mer de glace, Chamonix, ca. 1860
• PH1986:0054:002, Paysage des Alpes, Vallée de Chamonix, ca. 1855
• PH1986:0054:003, View of a village in a valley with mountains and glacier in the background, France, ca. 1860
• PH1986:0054:004, Source de l'Aveyron, Massif central, ca. 1859
• PH1986:0054:005, Sassenage (Dauphiné), 1854
• PH1986:0054:006, Allevard. Le bout du monde, ca. 1860
• PH1986:0054:007, Château de Blois. Façade François I, between 1853 and 1861
• PH1986:0054:008, Château de Blois. Grand Escalier, between 1853 and 1861
• PH1986:0054:009, View of the courtyard showing the Louis XII aisle of the Château de Blois, France, between 1853 and 1861
• PH1986:0054:010, Brioude (Haute-Loire). Église, ensemble est, between 1853 and 1861
• PH1986:0054:011, Roquefavour, ca. 1861
• PH1986:0054:012, Arles. Cloître St Trophime, ca. 1861
• PH1986:0054:013, Arles. Théâtre romain, 1860 or earlier
• PH1986:0054:014, Arles. Les Aliscamps, between 1853 and 1861
• PH1986:0054:015, Arles. St Trophime, late 1850s
• PH1986:0054:016, Arles. Amphithéâtre, ca. 1859
• PH1986:0054:017, Interior of the Roman Amphitheater, Arles, 1860 or earlier
• PH1986:0054:018, Arles. Théâtre romain, ca. 1856
• PH1986:0054:019, St Gilles, 1853
• PH1986:0054:020, Tour Magne à Nîmes, 1853
• PH1986:0054:021, Nîmes. Amphithéâtre, ca. 1861
• PH1986:0054:022, Nîmes. Fontaine, ca. 1861
• PH1986:0054:023, Pont du Gard, ca. 1861
• PH1986:0054:024, Maison Carrée à Nîmes, 1853
• PH1986:0054:025, Avignon, ca. 1861 (after 1859)
• PH1986:0054:026, Remparts d'Avignon, between 1851 and 1855
• PH1986:0054:027, Orange. Théâtre romain, ca. 1861
• PH1986:0054:028, Orange. Théâtre antique, ca. 1861
• PH1986:0054:029, Arc Antique à Orange, 1853
• PH1986:0054:030, Église d'Auvers, 1855
• PH1986:0054:031, View of the Cathedral of Saint-Front, Périgueux, France, 1860
• PH1986:0054:032, Chevet de l'église Saint-Pierre, Caen, 1858
• PH1986:0054:033, Caen. St Pierre, 1858
• PH1986:0054:034, Église Saint-Étienne, Caen, 1858
• PH1986:0054:035, View of a church façade showing the church tower, the portals, the main entrance and the lateral doors blocked with bricks, France, between 1853 and 1861
• PH1986:0054:036, Rouen. St Laurent, between 1853 and 1861
• PH1986:0054:037, View of the Rouen Cathedral, France, between 1854 and 1857
• PH1986:0054:038, Façade de la cathédrale Notre-Dame, Rouen, 1858
• PH1986:0054:039, Rouen. Hôtel de Bourgtheroulde, between 1853 and 1861
• PH1986:0054:040, Rouen. St Maclou, between 1853 and 1861
• PH1986:0054:041, Rouen. Palais de Justice, between 1853 and 1861
• PH1986:0054:042, St. Ouen at Rouen, ca. 1855
• PH1986:0054:043, Lyon. Hôtel de Ville, ca. 1861
• PH1986:0054:044, Notre-Dame. Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens, portail du transept sud, between 1852 and 1857