Landscape photography -- Mexico -- 19th century

Scope and Contents / Alcance y Contenido This series includes 59 albumen photographs from Mexico during the late 19th century. The subjects of these photographs include portraits, churches, plazas, views of towns and villages, landscapes, and Iztaccihuatl and Popocatepetl volcanoes. Most of these photographs were taken by Abel Briquet except for two boudoir cards that are attributed to James Woodsey. Some of these photographs may belong to Briquet’s albums “Vistas Mexicanas”, “Tipos Mexicanos”, and “Antiguedades Mexicanas”. ...

Abstract This souvenir album from Mexico contains photographs of the best-known and most distinctive sights that a collector or traveler in the late nineteenth century might consider representative of that country. The photographs are well-composed and captioned in Spanish and English.

Scope and Contents / Alcance y Contenido This series includes photographs of people, landscapes, monuments, and buildings that were taken in the late 19th century in Mexico by Abel Briquet and possibly other authors. Some of these photographs might belong to Briquet’s album “Tipos Mexicanos.”Esta serie incluye fotografías de gente, paisajes, monumentos, y construcciones que fueron tomadas a finales del siglo 19 en México por Abel Briquet y posiblemente otros autores. Algunas de estas fotografías podrían pertenecer al álbum...