Sébah (Pascal ) Views of Bursa, 1860-1875

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Summary

Title:
Pascal Sébah views of Bursa
Dates:
1860-1875
Creators:
Sébah, Pascal, 1823-1886
Abstract:
The collection of 16 photographs by Pascal Sébah features views of the Turkish city of Bursa.
Extent:
1 linear foot (16 photographic prints)
Language:
Collection material is in French
Preferred citation:

Pascal Sébah views of Bursa, 1860-1875, Getty Research Institute, Accession no. 2002.R.42.

http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa2002r42

Background

Scope and content:

Taken between 1865 and 1875, the sixteen albumen photographs in the collection depict views of the Turkish city of Bursa and its monuments. Located across the sea of Marmara from Istanbul, Bursa was the first capital of the Ottoman Empire. Included are six panoramic views of the city and interior and exterior views of the Ulu Cami, Yesil and Murad I mosques, the Yildirim Beyazit mosque and tomb, and the tombs of Cem Sultan, Mehmed I, and Osman Bey. Also included is one photograph with the handwritten caption "Fontaine dans le vieux palais du Serail," most likely by Abdullah frères.

The photographs are pasted on eight mounts, recto and verso. The mounts are numbered sequentially on both sides from 191 to 206. The photographs appear to be part of a mock-up for an illustrated book. For additional photographs bearing numbers sequential to those in this collection see Special Collections accession no. 2004.R.44 (Views of Asia Minor).

Most of the photographs are captioned and numbered in the negative in French, and signed: P. Sébah. Additional French captions, either handwritten or typeset, are pasted on the mounts below the images. Titles are taken from the captions in the negatives, except where noted.

Arrangement

Arranged in a single series: . Series I. Pascal Sébah views of Bursa, 1860-1875

Biographical / historical:

Pascal Sébah opened his Constantinople (Istanbul) photography studio, which he later named El Chark, in 1857. It became one of the most successful studios in the city. He subsequently established a studio in Cairo in 1873. When Sébah suffered a brain hemorrage in 1883, his brother Cosmi, already a photographer with his own business, and Sébah's sixteen year-old son, Jean, took over the firm. Jean went into partnership with Policarpe Joaillier in 1888, under the name Sébah and Joaillier, while Cosmi continued to run the old studio. Sébah and Joaillier acquired the negatives of Abdullah frères in 1899. Later renamed Photo Sébah, the firm remained in business until 1952.

Acquisition information:
Acquired in 2002.
Processing information:

Processed and cataloged by Beth Guynn; finding aid originally encoded by Holly Larson with grant funding from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR), and updated by Guynn in 2020.

Physical location:
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About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Beth Guynn
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-04-01 13:12:42 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Pascal Sébah views of Bursa, 1860-1875, Getty Research Institute, Accession no. 2002.R.42.

http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa2002r42

Location of this collection:
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100
Los Angeles, CA 90049-1688, US
Contact:
(310) 440-7390
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