Vues de Phénicie, de Judée, des pays de Moab et de Petra: photographiées par M. Vignes Lieutenant de Vaisseau pendant son voyage, en 1864, avec le duc de Luynes de Beyrouth á la Mer Rouge et son retour avec M. Lartet de Jérusalem á Damas par la Rive Gauche du Jourdain, 1864

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Summary

Title:

Vues de Phénicie, de Judeé, des pays de Moab et de Petra: photographiées par M. Vignes Lieutenant de vaisseau pendant son voyage, en 1864, avec le duc de Luynes de Beyrouth á la mer Rouge et son retour avec M. Lartet de Jérusalem á Damas par la rive gauche du Jourdain

Dates:

1864

Creators:

Vignes, Louis

Abstract:

Extent:

1 album (58 photographic prints)

Language:

Collection material is in French.

Preferred citation:

Vues de Phénicie, de Judeé, des pays de Moab et de Petra, 1864, The Getty Research Institute, Accession no. 2012.R.14

http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cat929130

Background

Scope and content:

The album records the Duc de Luynes's 1864 expedition to the Dead Sea with the photographs arranged according to the expedition itinerary, starting at Beirut and concluding with a view of the source of the Hasbany River. The expedition covered both the west and east sides of the Jordan River and the Dead Sea. Included are views of Nablus, the ruins of Araq el-Emir, the fortified hilltop palace Machaerus, the rock-cut architecture of Petra, and the Greco-Roman ruins of Gerasa, as well as views of the tributaries and source of the Jordan River.

The album is bound in blue morocco with gold tooling. The spine is stamped: J. Weber. Captions in pencil on lower right corner of mounts.

Arrangement

In original order.

Biographical / historical:

Louis Vignes (1831-1896) was a French naval officer who, in 1864 as a young lieutenant, accompanied Honoré Paul Joseph d'Albert, duc de Luynes, on his expedition to the Dead Sea region, having been trained as a photographer by Charles Negre prior to their departure.

The expedition included Vignes, geologist Louis Lartet, naturalist Dr. Combe, and the duke himself, who accompanied the expedition as far as Petra. Vignes's photographs were reproduced as photogravures by Charles Negre in the duke's account of the expedition, Voyage d'exploration à la mer Morte, à Petra, et sur la rive gauche du Jourdain, published in 1875 eight years after his death.

After the expedition Vignes continued his dual careers as photographer and naval officer, eventually achieving the rank of vice admiral and becoming the Inspecteur général de la Marine.

Acquisition information:

Acquired in 2012.

Processing information:

Processed and cataloged by Beth Ann Guynn.

Physical location:

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Indexed terms

Subjects:: Albumen prints -- Jordan -- 19th century
Albumen prints -- Israel -- 19th century
Albumen prints -- Lebanon -- 19th century

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Collection Guide Author:: Beth Ann Guynn
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2017-04-11 15:53:27 -0700 .

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