Vues d'Algérie prises au daguerréotype, 1847

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Summary

Title:
Vues d'Algérie prises au daguerréotype
Dates:
1847
Creators:
Bettinger, Théodore
Abstract:
The collection comprises 22 daguerreotypes reproduced as lithographs of Algeria in the 1840s primarily depicting indigenous and colonial architecture in Algiers, Constantine, Stora, Philippeville (Skikda), Blida, and Oran.
Extent:
22 items (lithographs)
Language:
French .
Preferred citation:

Vues d'Algérie prises au daguerréotype, 1847, Getty Research Institute, Research Library, Accession no. 94.R.3

http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa94r3

Background

Scope and content:

The album of 22 lithographs of Algeria in the 1840s emphasizes indigenous and colonial architecture in Algiers, Constantine, Stora, Philippeville (Skida), Blida, and Oran.

Twenty-one of the lithographs are after daguerreotypes by the French photographer Théodore Bettinge and one lithograph is after a drawing by the painter Jules-Michel Chandelier. The lithography was executed by Henri Walter (15 images); Walter and Aubrun (one image); and Jean-Jacques Champin (six images).

Twelve images of Algiers include panoramic views of the city taken from the ocean, the Casbah, and the port. There are views of the Casbah from outside the city walls; views of the port; and a view of the city walls and fortresses from the ocean. Buildings depicted include the Djamaՙa el Djedid (Mosque of the Fishermen's Wharf) and the Abder-Rahman mosques; buildings along the narrow rue d'Anfreville; and the interior of an Algerian home with men smoking in a trellis-covered courtyard. The European presence is evident in images of Europeans shopping at a market on the Place Mahon, French soldiers outside the city walls, and in a view of the equestrian statue in the Place du Gouvernement commemorating the French conquest of Algeria.

Six views of Constantine and environs include panoramas of the city, buildings on a cliff above a wooded hillside; an aqueduct running through a gorge; a local encampment and market; and waterfalls in the Oued al Kébir (Rhumel) river.

Other images include a view of a troop of French soldiers marching in formation at the port village of Stora; a view of Philippeville (Skikda) emphasizing French buildings on the cliffs; a view of Blida showing the Place du marché and surrounding buildings; and a panoramic view of Oran from the water.

Editor: Wild éditeur, 15, rue de la Banque (Place de la Bourse) Paris. Lithography: Lith. de J. Rigo, Lebref et Cie. Printer (variously): Dubos frères et Marest à Alger; Imp: Decan, 7, rue Richer; or: Imp. Lemercier à Paris.

Individual print titles are from the captions printed on the mounts. Lithographer and printer credits printed on the sheets are recorded in the individual scope and content notes.

Biographical / historical:

Little is known about the French daguerreotypist, Théodore Bettinger, who worked primarily in Algeria.

Acquisition information:
Acquired in 1994.
Processing information:

Processed and cataloged by Beth Ann Guynn in 2004; finding aid encoded by Holly Larson with grant funding from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) in 2010. Finding aid revised by Guynn in 2021.

Arrangement:

Arranged in a single series: Series I. Vues d'Algérie prises au daguerréotype, 1847.

Physical location:
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About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Beth Ann Guynn
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-11-07 09:14:45 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Vues d'Algérie prises au daguerréotype, 1847, Getty Research Institute, Research Library, Accession no. 94.R.3

http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa94r3

Location of this collection:
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