Finding Aid for Views of Cambodian monuments, circa 1894 2002.R.29
Beth Guynn
Special Collections
2010
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100
Los Angeles 90049-1688
Business Number: (310) 440-7390
Fax Number: (310) 440-7780
reference@getty.edu
Contributing Institution: Special Collections
Title: Views of Cambodian monuments
Creator: Gsell, Émile, 1838-1879
Creator: Adelphoi Zangaki (Firm)
Identifier/Call Number: 2002.R.29
Physical Description: 1 album(s)(33 photographic prints)
Date (inclusive): circa 1894
Abstract: A photograph album of views of Cambodian temples, Phnom Penh, Hué, Canton, and Egypt.
Physical Location: Request access to the physical materials described in this inventory through the
catalog record for this collection. Click here for the
access policy .
Language of Material: Collection material is in French.
Arrangement
In original order. Arranged in a single series: Series I. Views of Cambodian monuments.
Biographical/Historical Note
Album compiled by an unknown French maker around 1894.
Access
Open for use by qualified researchers.
Acquisition Information
Acquired in 2002.
Preferred Citation
Views of Cambodian monuments, circa 1894, Getty Research Institute, Research Library, Accession no. 2002.R.29
http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa2002r29
Processing History
Processed and cataloged by Beth Guynn; finding aid encoded by Holly Larson with grant funding from the Council on Library
and Information Resources (CLIR). The finding aid was revised by Guynn in 2021.
Scope and Content of Collection
The album of 33 photographs (mostly albumen prints) contains 20 views of the Cambodian temple complexes of Angkor Wat and
Angkor Thom and the Bayon temple. Members of an European expedition and local inhabitants are present in several photographs.
The album also contains views of Phnom Penh, Huế, and Canton (Guangzhou), including one image of the inauguration of the Silver
Pagoda in Phnom Penh (1894). Also included are two views of Egypt (sphinx, pyramids).
One photograph is signed in the negative: E. Gsell; two are signed in the negative: Zangaki.
The album has red cloth covers, and is lacking its spine.
Annotations are transcribed as they appear on the mounts or in negatives and are used as titles. A second, modern set of annotations
is initialed G. L.
Publication Rights
Digital Collection
The collection was digitized by the repository in 2024 and the images are available online:
http://hdl.handle.net/10020/2002r29
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Bayon (Angkor)
Angkor Wat (Angkor)
Cambodia -- Antiquities
Pagodas -- Cambodia
Albumen prints -- Cambodia -- 19th century
Cambodia -- Description and travel
Buddhist temples -- Angkor (Extinct city)
Views of Cambodian monuments Series I.
Views of Cambodian monuments
Arrangement
In original order.
Scope and Contents
Annotations are transcribed as they appear on the mounts or in negatives and are used as titles. A second, modern set of annotations
is initialed G. L.
box 1, page front paste-down endpaper
Photographer unidentified, [Riverfront Scene with Long Canoe] 2002.R.29-fpe
Scope and Contents
Collodion print adhered to the upper left corner of the front paste-down endpaper.
box 1, page 1 recto
Photographer unidentified, Angkor Vat, facade est d'Angkor 2002.R.29-1r
box 1, page 2 recto
Photographer unidentified, Angkor Vat 2002.R.29-2r
Scope and Contents
Detail of windows and carvings.
box 1, page 3 recto
Photographer unidentified, Galerie cruciform 2002.R.29-3r
Scope and Contents
Annoation repeated by G. L.
box 1, page 4 recto
Photographer unidentified, Le Bayon 2002.R.29-4r
Scope and Contents
Also on mount: Bayon. Numbered in negative: 41.
box 1, page 5 recto
Photographer unidentified, [Street Scene with Carriage] 2002.R.29-5r
box 1, page 6 recto
Photographer unidentified, Le prebon oriental 2002.R.29-6r
Scope and Contents
Relief over doorway. Annoation repeated by G. L.
box 1, page 7 recto
Photographer unidentified, La porte des morts 2002.R.29-7r
Scope and Contents
Annoation repeated by G. L.
box 1, page 8 recto
Photographer unidentified, Salle Chanhchaya (=Aire de lune) 2002.R.29-8r
Scope and Contents
Annotation: Phnom Pehn Salle des Danses Royals (this annnotation is crossed out; and "oui" has been added above it). Modern
annotation on mount: GL: (Palais Royal).
box 1, page 9 recto
Photographer unidentified, [View of a Gorge with a Stone Bridge] 2002.R.29-9r
Scope and Contents
Modern annotation signed G. L., and with an arrow pointing to the figure partially visible in the photograph reads: Coolie.
box 1, page 9 verso
Photographer unidentified, Flowery Pagoda, Canton 2002.R.29-9v
Scope and Contents
Title in negative on wall under roof edge, lower right side of photograph. On mount: Canton. View over rooftops towards the
pagoda. The photographer is possibly A. Chan (Ya Zhen), a Chinese photographer and dentist, who had studios in Canton (Guangzhou)
and Hong Kong.
box 1, page 10 recto
Photographer unidentified, Angkor Vat 2002.R.29-10r
Scope and Contents
Modern annotation initialed G. L.: Entrée d'Angkor Vat.
box 1, page 10 verso
Gsell, Émile, Angkor Vat 2002.R.29-10v
Scope and Contents
Modern annotation on mount: !→ G. L. [arrow pointing to signature in the negative on one side of the pillar]: E. Gsell. In
negative on adjoining side of the pillar: PRUCNA.
box 1, page 11 recto
Photographer unidentified, Le Prah Khan 2002.R.29-11r
box 1, page 12 recto
Adelphoi Zangaki, Vue des trois pyramides 2002.R.29-12r
Scope and Contents
Title in negative and numbered: No. 429.
box 1, page 13 recto
Adelphoi Zangaki, La grande sphynxe 2002.R.29-13r
Scope and Contents
Title in negative and numbered: No. 454.
box 1, page 14 recto
Photographer unidentified, [Palm-lined Road] 2002.R.29-14r
box 1, page 15 recto
Photographer unidentified, Angkor Vat, facede ouest 2002.R.29-15r
Scope and Contents
Modern annotation on mount: 4eme enciente (G. L.)
box 1, page 15 verso
Photographer unidentified, [Gazebo in Lily Pond, Hué] 2002.R.29-15v
Scope and Contents
Written on mount: Hué.
box 1, page 16 recto
Photographer unidentified, [Group of Men outside a Building, Hué] 2002.R.29-16r
Scope and Contents
Written on mount: Hué.
box 1, page 16 verso
Photographer unidentified, Angkor, Galerie cruciforme le mur nord 2002.R.29-16v
Scope and Contents
Modern annotation on mount: Galerie cruciforme G. L.
box 1, page 17 recto
Photographer unidentified, Angkor, le mur est de 3e enciente 2002.R.29-17r
Scope and Contents
Numbered in negative: 8. Modern annotation on mount: Le mur est de la 3eme enciente G. L. Same image as 2002.R.29-19r.
box 1, page 18 recto
Photographer unidentified, Le prebon oriental 2002.R.29-18r
Scope and Contents
Depicts a relief over a doorway. Annotation repeated by G. L.
box 1, page 19 recto
Photographer unidentified, La galerie est 2002.R.29-19r
Scope and Contents
Numbered in negative: 8. Annotation repeated by G. L. Same image as 2002.R.29-17r.
box 1, page 20 recto
Photographer unidentified, Pagode d'Angkor 2002.R.29-20r
Scope and Contents
Modern annotation on mount: Pagode d'Angkor (á l'éxterieur de l'ensemble G. L.)
box 1, page 20 verso
Photographer unidentified, 2e enciente le mur nord 2002.R.29-20v
Scope and Contents
Modern annotation on mount: 2 eme galerie Angkor Vat. Bas relief de Vishnu G. L.
box 1, page 21 recto
Photographer unidentified, L'acces au 2e etage, 2002.R.29-21r
Scope and Contents
Also on mount: Carpeaux ! (name of the man in the photograph?). Modern annotation on mount: L'acces au 2e etage (La mission
G. L.)
box 1, page 22 recto
Photographer unidentified, Pnom Penh 2002.R.29-22r
Scope and Contents
Modern annotation on mount: Inaguration le 1.01.94 Pagode (G. L.)
box 1, page 23 recto
Photographer unidentified, Angkor Vat 2002.R.29-23r
Scope and Contents
Relief sculpture atop a colume or building.
box 1, page 24 recto
Photographer unidentified, La porte des morts Angor Thom 2002.R.29-24r
Scope and Contents
Three men recline on the path leading to the portal. Modern annotation on mount: Angkor Thom (La mission G. L.).
box 1, page 25 recto
Photographer unidentified, Tour d'angle du 2e etage, 2002.R.29-25r
Scope and Contents
Title is repeated twice on mount.
box 1, page 25 verso
Photographer unidentified, [Boats Crowding Docks, Canton] 2002.R.29-25v
Scope and Contents
On mount: Canton? View in Guangzhou.
box 1, page back paste-down endpaper
Photographer unidentified, Flowery Boat, Canton 2002.R.29-bpe
Scope and Contents
Title in negative. This photograph is adhered to the back paste-down endpaper. View in Guangzhou.
