Excursions photographiques. Vues et Monuments les plus remarquables de l'Univers

People:

Unknown (engraver (printmaker))
Jules Gabriel Janin (author)
Victor Hugo (author)
vicomte de François-René Chateaubriand (author)
Charles Nodier (author)
Louis Batissier (author)

Title:

Excursions photographiques. Vues et Monuments les plus remarquables de l'Univers

Date:

1863

Description:

This album comprises 51 engravings from photographs showing monuments and various views of France, one of Algeria and one of Saint Helena. Each plate is accompanied by an archeological and historical notice.

Quantity / Object type:
1 album(s)

Technique and media:

Engravings (prints)

Dimensions:

album: 27,6 x 39 x 3,1 cm secondary supports: 26,4 x 38 cm compositions (min.): 23,3 x 16,9 cm compositions (max.): 23,5 x 30,8 cm

Reference number:

PH1979:0606

Point of View:

exterior views
interior views

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Spine detached from binding. - Brown cloth covered coverboards with black leather covered spine and corners; gold lettering on spine; gold decorations on coverboards and spine.

Inscription:

inscribed, imprinted and numbered

Conditions governing access:

Only accessible if manipulated by CCA Collection staff. Please see description physique.

Location:

Alger Algeria

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

gardens
abbey
courtyard
entrances
tower (single built work)
trees
people
fountains
stairs
chimneys (architectural elements)
houses
figures (representations)
windows
gate
bas-reliefs
palace
obelisk
library (building)
brick paving
cities
rivers
roofs
shutters
soldiers
tomb
towers (building divisions)
hills
statue
valley (landform)
pilasters
mosque
bridges (built works)
buildings
façades
lampposts
ruin
staircases
signs
fences
streets
castles
columns (architectural elements)
church towers
ponds
cross (visual work)
churches
mountains
cornices
arches
monuments
entablatures
pediments
hôtel de ville
ramparts
clock towers
pedestals
portals
relic
balustrades
boats
cathedrals
flying buttresses
religious buildings
rose windows
colonnades
ports
flag
rocks
vaulted ceiling
lintels
shops
sailboats
forests
village
abbey church
dormers
open space
equestrian statue
friezes (entablature components)
awnings
embankment
pinnacles
sidewalks
grilles (barrier elements)
niches
tympana
barrels (containers)
archways
triumphal arches
Roman
colonnette
double doors
stained glass (material) window
Corinthian (architectural style) columns (architectural elements)
engraving (print)
sculptures (visual works)
river-banks
horse-drawn carriage
male figure (representation)
domed buildings
arena theatres

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

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