Chemin de Fer du Nord: Ligne de Paris à Compiègne par Chantilly, petites vues photographiques
Bound volume
Chemin de Fer du Nord: Ligne de Paris à Compiègne par Chantilly, petites vues photographiques
ca. 1860-1861
Bound volume with albumen silver prints
11/25
Overall: 9 7/16 × 12 13/16 × 1 9/16 in. (24 × 32.5 × 4 cm)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company, ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
1974.0053.0001-0078
DescriptionContains seventy-eight albumen silver prints depicting scenes along the route of the Chemin de Fer du Nord railroad. Bound in green leather, gilt-decorated, white moiré endpapers, and all edges gilt. Number 11 of an edition of 25.
Inscriptions Printed on cover in gilt, recto, C: A D [surrounded by decorative design]\ CHEMIN de FER du NORD \ LIGNE de PARIS à COMPIÈGNE PAR CHANTILLY \ PETITES VUES PHOTOGRAPHIQUES
Inscribed in black ink, white label applied to spine, B: 05.33
Inscribed in pencil (Boyer's hand) on title page, recto, TRC: Cromer bought this of \ Lumschian[?] in Paris \ ($32.00) @800Fr(?) \ see \ [?]at sheet \ in large book similar \ Boyer [signature]
Printed in black ink on scalloped-oval label applied to title page, recto, TR: COLLECTION \ G.CROMER
Printed in gilt, Title page, recto, C: AD [surrounded by gilt design] \ Chemin de Fer du Nord. \ -- \ Ligne de Paris a Compiègne par Chantilly. \ -- \ Petites Vues Photographiques. \ -- \ Exécuté et tiré à 25 exemplaires par ordre de Mr. le Baron JAMES DE ROTHSCHILD \ Président du Conseil d'administration. \ -- \ Exemplaire No. 11 offert à Monsieur le Baron A. DE SAINT-DIDIER. \ --
Inscribed in pencil, title page, BC: (186-?) B1792b
Stamped in black ink, title page, recto, BRC: EASTMAN HISTORICAL \ PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLECTION \ Cromer Collection \ B-160 [alphanumerical in pencil, crossed out in pencil]
Inscribed in pencil, title page, verso, BR: 854
Inscribed in pencil, rear pastedown, TRC: pn
Printed in gilt, index page, recto, TC: Index. [each gilt letter decorated in watercolor]
Printed in gilt, index page, recto, C: [three columns, titles of each page in album]
Inscribed in pencil, index page, recto, BLC: 854
Inscribed in black ink, white label applied to spine, B: 05.33
Inscribed in pencil (Boyer's hand) on title page, recto, TRC: Cromer bought this of \ Lumschian[?] in Paris \ ($32.00) @800Fr(?) \ see \ [?]at sheet \ in large book similar \ Boyer [signature]
Printed in black ink on scalloped-oval label applied to title page, recto, TR: COLLECTION \ G.CROMER
Printed in gilt, Title page, recto, C: AD [surrounded by gilt design] \ Chemin de Fer du Nord. \ -- \ Ligne de Paris a Compiègne par Chantilly. \ -- \ Petites Vues Photographiques. \ -- \ Exécuté et tiré à 25 exemplaires par ordre de Mr. le Baron JAMES DE ROTHSCHILD \ Président du Conseil d'administration. \ -- \ Exemplaire No. 11 offert à Monsieur le Baron A. DE SAINT-DIDIER. \ --
Inscribed in pencil, title page, BC: (186-?) B1792b
Stamped in black ink, title page, recto, BRC: EASTMAN HISTORICAL \ PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLECTION \ Cromer Collection \ B-160 [alphanumerical in pencil, crossed out in pencil]
Inscribed in pencil, title page, verso, BR: 854
Inscribed in pencil, rear pastedown, TRC: pn
Printed in gilt, index page, recto, TC: Index. [each gilt letter decorated in watercolor]
Printed in gilt, index page, recto, C: [three columns, titles of each page in album]
Inscribed in pencil, index page, recto, BLC: 854
See alsoSee also
AlbumAlbum-Page
