Finding Aid for Views of Chile and Peru, approximately 1868 96.R.1
Beth Ann Guynn
Special Collections
2014
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Title: Views of Chile and Peru
Creator:
Courret Hermanos
Identifier/Call Number: 96.R.1
Physical Description:
2 album(s)
(94 photographs)
Date (inclusive): approximately 1868
Abstract: The collection comprises two albums containing a total of 94 photographs by
Courret Hermanos. Each album begins with portraits, followed by photographs of sites in and around the major cities of Peru
and Chile. Album I [Peru and
Chile] contains 42 photographs, while the Album II [Chile] contains 52 photographs.
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Language of Material: Collection material is in French.
Scope and Contents of Collection
The collection comprises two albums bound in red morocco containing photographs by Courret Hermanos. Each album begins with
portraits, followed by
photographs of sites in and around the major cities of Peru and Chile. Album I [Peru and Chile] contains 42 photographs, while
the Album II [Chile]
contains 52 photographs.
The compiler(s) of the albums is unknown.
Both albums are bound in red morocco. The endpapers (paste-downs and free endpapers) are covered in emerald green silk moiré.
The front free endpapers
are each gilt stamped with a heraldic device. In album I a shield is divided in three parts containing a horse, a tree, and
a cornucopia. The shield is
surmounted by wings and a laurel wreath and flanked by gold flourishes. In album II a shield divided in two parts with a large
star in its middle is
flanked by a crowned rampant lion and a crowned rampant eagle and surmounted by plumes with flourishes below. A label on the
verso of the front free
endpaper in each album reads: Adolphe Legoupy / Marchand d'Estampes / 5 Boul. de la Madeleine / Paris.
French titles are from the annotations on the mount versos; English titles are devised. Many of the mounts are blind stamped
in oval format: Courret
Hermanos / Fotografos / Calle Mercadres, 197 / Lima.
Biographical/Historical Note
The French photographer Eugenio Courret (1841-190?) was associated with the photography studio of Manoury y Ca. in Lima, Peru
from 1861 until 1863,
when he established the Fotografía Central studio with his brother Aquiles (Aguiles; 1830-?). Eugenio was the photographer
and Aquiles managed the
business that became known as Courret Hermanos. Aquiles left the firm in 1877. Eugenio returned to France in 1892, eventually
selling the firm to Adolfo
Dubreuil, whose family ran the studio under the Courret name until 1934.
Arrrangement
Arranged in two series: Series I: Album I [Chile and Peru], approximately 1868; Series II: Album II [Chile], approximatley
1868.
Access
Open for use by qualified researchers.
Publication Rights
Processing History
Cataloged by Martha Steele in 2001. Cataloging updated and finding aid written by Beth Ann Guynn in 2014.
Preferred Citation
Views of Chile and Peru, approximately 1868, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no. 96.R.1.
http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa96r1
Digitized Material
The collection was digitized by the repository in 2015 and the images are available online:
http://hdl.handle.net/10020/96r1
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Landscapes -- Chile
Architecture, Domestic -- Peru -- Lima
Gardens -- Peru -- Chorillos
Harbors -- Peru -- Callao
Harbors -- Chile -- Arica
Indigenous peoples -- Peru -- Portraits
Harbors -- Peru -- Arica
Plaza mayor (Santiago, Chile)
Earthquakes -- Peru -- Arequipa
Peru -- Description and travel
Photograph albums -- 19th century
Bolivia -- Description and travel
Chile -- Description and travel
Plaza de Armas (Lima, Peru)
Plaza de Armas (Arequipa, Peru)
Indigenous peoples -- Chile -- Portraits
Tsunamis -- Chile -- Arica
Albumen prints -- Chile -- 19th century
Photographs, Original
Albumen prints -- Peru -- 19th century
Studio portraits -- Peru -- 19th century
Albumen prints -- Bolivia -- 19th century
Legoupy, Adolphe
Courret, Eugenio, 1841-
Courret, Aquiles
Catedral de Arequipa
Catedral de Lima
Catedral de Santiago de Chile
Views of Chile and Peru
[Views of Chile and Peru] (digitized version): approximately 1868
Arrangement
Arranged in two series: Series I: Album I [Chile and Peru], approximately 1868; Series II: Album II [Chile], approximatley
1868.
Album I [Peru and Chile], Series I.
approximately 1868
Scope and Contents
Album I [Peru and Chile] begins with a studio portrait of an Amazonian man wearing traditional attire. It is followed by two
portraits of
indigenous men in street clothes and one of two boys sitting in front of a tree. The portraits are followed by photographs
of Lima, Peru and
environs (18), including the port city of Callao (4); Chorillos, a coastal area south of Lima (3); Arequipa (3); and Arica,
on the border of Peru
and Chile (3). The Lima photographs show general views of neighborhoods, important buildings, plazas, streets, bridges and
parks. The buildings
include the Cathedral, Palacio, Casa Torre-Tagle, and the house of María Micaela Villegas y Hurtado de Mendoza, a Peruvian
actress known as La
Perricholi. Other Lima views include the Alameda de los Descalzos, the Plaza de Armas, and Calle Valladolid. Two of the Chorillos
photographs show
the garden of President Juan Antonio Pezet. The views of Arequipa, taken shortly after the earthquake of 1868, include two
views of the ruined
cathedral and one view of the plaza covered with tents and surrounded by ruined buildings. At Arica, which was part of Peru
at the time the
photographs were taken, one image shows the port before the tidal wave caused by the earthquake of 13 August 1868, and two
photographs show large
ships stranded on land following the tidal wave, including the gunboat USS
Wateree, which was carried inland by the
second wave. The album concludes with a view of a Bolivian plaza a large temporary [?] shrine erected in front of a central
fountain; two views of
mountainous locations in Chile; one view of roof tops in a town in Chile; and one photograph captioned "Grotte de Robinson
Crusoe" showing a cave
on one of the San Juan islands off the coast of Chile.
Arrangement
In original order.
box 1, page Front paste-down
Front paste-down endpaper 96.R.1-v1.fpe
box 1, page Front free
endpaper
Front free endpaper 96.R.1-v1.ffer
box 1, page Verso of front free
endpaper
Verso of front free end-paper 96.R.1-v1.ffev
box 1, page Verso of flyleaf
Verso of flyleaf 96.R.1-v1.fev
box 1, page 1 recto
[Studio Portrait of an Amazonian Man] 96.R.1-v1.1r
box 1, page 2 recto
[Studio Portrait of an Indigenous Man Wearing a Vest and Hat] 96.R.1-v1.2r
box 1, page 3 recto
[Portrait of Two Boys Seated in front of a Tree] 96.R.1-v1.3r
Scope and Contents
The photograph is heavily retouched.
box 1, page 4 recto
[Studio Portrait of an Indigenous Man Holding a Hank of Rope] 96.R.1-v1.4r
box 1, page 5 recto
Port du Callao après l'incendie 96.R.1-v1.5r
box 1, page 6 recto
Rue du Lima ou Callao 96.R.1-v1.6r
box 1, page 7 recto
Douane du Callao 96.R.1-v1.7r
box 1, page 8 recto
Préfecture du Callao 96.R.1-v1.8r
Scope and Contents
View of the waterfront before the fire.
box 1, page 9 recto
Une barrière de Lima - route de Callao 96.R.1-v1.9r
box 1, page 10 recto
Rue de Valladolid, Lima 96.R.1-v1.10r
box 1, page 11 recto
Casa du gouvernement, Lima 96.R.1-v1.11r
box 1, page 12 recto
Pont de Lima 96.R.1-v1.12r
Scope and Contents
Depicts the Puente de Piedra.
box 1, page 13 recto
Cathédrale de Lima 96.R.1-v1.13r
box 1, page 14 recto
Cathédrale édifice de Lima 96.R.1-v1.14r
box 1, page 15 recto
Place d'armes, Lima 96.R.1-v1.15r
box 1, page 16 recto
[Cloisters of San Francisco] 96.R.1-v1.16r
box 1, page 17 recto
Alameda des fleurs (vue générale), Lima 96.R.1-v1.17r
Scope and Contents
This and the following photograph depict the Alameda de los Descalzos, a promenade in the Rímac district of Lima. This view
was taken outside
the gates.
box 1, page 18 recto
Alameda des fleurs (vue intérieure), Lima 96.R.1-v1.18r
box 1, page 19 recto
Portail de Botoneros, Lima 96.R.1-v1.19r
box 1, page 20 recto
[Fountain in the Garden of the Church of San Francisco] 96.R.1-v1.20r
box 1, page 21 recto
[Facade of Nuestra Señora de la Merced] 96.R.1-v1.21r
box 1, page 22 recto
[Facade of the Palacio de Torre-Tagle] 96.R.1-v1.22r
box 1, page 23 recto
Maison de campagne, Lima 96.R.1-v1.23r
Scope and Contents
View from the garden towards an upper portico of the Quinta de Presa in the Rímac district.
box 1, page 24 recto
Maison de la Perichola 96.R.1-v1.24r
Scope and Contents
Shows the corner facade of the house of María Micaela Villegas y Hurtado de Mendoza, a Peruvian actress known as La Perricholi.
box 1, page 25 recto
Le Rímac et l'alameda de Acho, Lima 96.R.1-v1.25r
box 1, page 26 recto
Faubourg [___] Lazare, Lima 96.R.1-v1.26r
Scope and Contents
View of the suburb of San Lázaro in the Rímac district with a covered bridge in the distance.
box 1, page 27 recto
Vue de Malecon (Chorrillos) 96.R.1-v1.27r
box 1, page 28 recto
Alhambra Maison Pezet, Chorrillos 96.R.1-v1.28r
Scope and Contents
Depicts the interior garden of the house of President Juan Antonio Pezet.
box 1, page 29 recto
[View of the Interior Garden of the House of President Pezet Looking towards a Fountain] 96.R.1-v1.29r
box 1, page 30 recto
Ruines du palais d'Inca de Pérou 96.R.1-v1.30r
box 1, page 31 recto
[View of a Large Building] 96.R.1-v1.31r
box 1, page 32 recto
Port d'Arica avant la ruine 96.R.1-v1.32r
Scope and Contents
View of Arica as it appeared before the Arica earthquake and tsunami of 13 August 1868.
box 1, page 33 recto
Cathédrale d'Arequipa après la ruine 96.R.1-v1.33r
Scope and Contents
Photograph taken after the Arica earthquake of 1868.
box 1, page 34 recto
Place d'Arequipa après la ruine 96.R.1-v1.34r
Scope and Contents
View of the Plaza de Armas, Arequipa, surrounded by ruined buildings and filled with tents.
box 1, page 35 recto
[Archway in a Ruined Church of Santo Domingo, Arequipa] 96.R.1-v1.35r
box 1, page 36 recto
Navire de guerre américain
Wateree après la ruine à Arica
96.R.1-v1.36r
Scope and Contents
View of the gunboat USS
Wateree which was driven far ashore by the Arica tsunami.
box 1, page 37 recto
Navire à la côté (ruines d'Arica) 96.R.1-v1.37r
Scope and Contents
View of a wrecked ship after the Arica tsunami.
box 1, page 38 recto
Place de Armas (Bolivie) 96.R.1-v1.38r
Scope and Contents
Depicts the Plaza de Armas with a large temporary shrine erected in front of a central fountain. Written on recto of mount
below image:
Bolivie.
box 1, page 39 recto
Rio Cachapoal (Chile) 96.R.1-v1.39r
box 1, page 40 recto
Grotte de Robinson Crusoë (Ile San Juan Fernández) 96.R.1-v1.40r
box 1, page 41 recto
Campagne de [...] (Chile) 96.R.1-v1.41r
box 1, page 42 recto
Plateau sur la Cordillère 96.R.1-v1.42r
box 1, page Verso of blank
page
Verso of blank page 96.R.1-1v.blv
box 1, page Back paste-down
Back paste-down endpaper 96.R.1-v1.bpe
Album II [Chile], Series II.
approximately 1868
Scope and Contents
The group portraits, or genre scenes, at the start of album II [Chile] were taken outdoors. The first shows what may be a
family group with six
indigenous persons seated around a low table. The second shows five men with two large ox carts in a farm yard. The portraits
are followed by
views of Valparaiso (17); Santiago (17); Viña del Mar (2); and Cauquenes, a thermal resort (8). The photographs of Valparaiso
show general views
along the shore; a hilly neighborhood; the Ancha and the Almendral districts; gardens, including the garden of "Lorra"; a
large cistern; and the
railway bridge of Montenegro. The views of Santiago include the main plaza; the Cathedral; the Alameda; the Palacio al Alhambra;
the "Ecole
d'Artillerie;" a bridge made of stone; a wooden bridge; a cloister; and a waterfall. The album concludes with views of Cauquenes.
Arrangement
In original order.
box 2, page Front paste-down
Front paste-down endpaper 96.R.1-v2.fpe
box 2, page Front free
endpaper
Front free endpaper 96.R.1-v2.ffer
box 2, page Verso of flyleaf
Verso of flyleaf 96.R.1-v2.fev
box 2, page 1 recto
[Chileans Seated Outdoors around a Low Table] 96.R.1-v2.1r
box 2, page 2 recto
Types chiliens 96.R.1-v2.2r
Scope and Contents
Depicts two ox-carts and several men in a farmyard.
box 2, page 3 recto
Valparaiso: La bourse près du dock 96.R.1-v2.3r
Scope and Contents
View of Valparaiso from the water.
box 2, page 4 recto
Vue générale de Valparaiso (Chili) 96.R.1-v2.4r
Scope and Contents
View of Valparaiso looking towards the harbor.
box 2, page 5 recto
[View of Valparaiso and its Shoreline] 96.R.1-v2.5r
box 2, page 6 recto
Almendral: Vue générale Valparaiso 96.R.1-v2.6r
Scope and Contents
View of the Almendral district, Valparaiso.
box 2, page 7 recto
[Houses in the Hills of Valparaiso] 96.R.1-v2.7r
box 2, page 8 recto
[Houses in a Terraced Neighborhood, Valparaiso] 96.R.1-v2.8r
box 2, page 9 recto
[Hillside Home, Valparaiso] 96.R.1-v2.9r
box 2, page 10 recto
[Fountain in Victoria Plaza, Valparaiso] 96.R.1-v2.10r
box 2, page 11 recto
Place de la Victoire à Valparaiso 96.R.1-v2.11r
box 2, page 12 recto
Jardin du Recreo, Valparaiso 96.R.1-v2.12r
box 2, page 13 recto
Jardin du Recreo, Valparaiso 96.R.1-v2.13r
box 2, page 14 recto
Environs de Valparaiso (Chili) 96.R.1-v2.14r
Scope and Contents
Shows men with cows and a large wagon on a mountain road.
box 2, page 15 recto
Pont de Monténégro (chemin de fer de Valparaiso-Santiago) 96.R.1-v2.15r
box 2, page 16 recto
Rochers de Playa Ancha (environs de Valparaiso) 96.R.1-v2.16r
box 2, page 17 recto
Paysage (environs de Ronca, Chili) 96.R.1-v2.17r
Scope and Contents
Depicts a family in front of their huts.
box 2, page 18 recto
La grande citerne (Valparaiso) 96.R.1-v2.18r
Scope and Contents
Caption continues: El estanco de agua.
box 2, page 19 recto
Jardin de la Lorra (environs de Valparaiso) 96.R.1-v2.19r
box 2, page 20 recto
Viña del Mar (Chili) 96.R.1-v2.20r
Scope and Contents
A view from rocks with the water in the background.
box 2, page 21 recto
Viña del Mar (Chili) 96.R.1-v2.21r
Scope and Contents
A view of the bay.
box 2, page 22 recto
Rancho chilien 96.R.1-v2.22r
Scope and Contents
Depicts a cart at the entrance to a farmyard with a cart with various men standing about.
box 2, page 23 recto
Atélage chilien 96.R.1-v2.23r
Scope and Contents
Depicts oxen and a wagon loaded with rolls of grain.
box 2, page 24 recto
Cerro de Santa Lucía, Santiago 96.R.1-v2.24r
box 2, page 25 recto
Jardin de la Cañada, Santiago 96.R.1-v2.25r
box 2, page 26 recto
Plaza Mayor, Santiago 96.R.1-v2.26r
box 2, page 27 recto
Plaza Mayor vue générale, Santiago 96.R.1-v2.27r
box 2, page 28 recto
Le pont de pierre, Santiago 96.R.1-v2.28r
box 2, page 29 recto
La alameda à Santiago 96.R.1-v2.29r
box 2, page 30 recto
Portail Mac-Clure, Santiago 96.R.1-v2.30r
box 2, page 31 recto
[Doorway with Ornamented Pediment] 96.R.1-v2.31r
box 2, page 32 recto
Le pont de bois à Santiago (Chili) 96.R.1-v2.32r
Scope and Contents
Shows a small encampment next to the foot of a covered bridge.
box 2, page 33 recto
Cathédrale de Santiago (Chili) 96.R.1-v2.33r
box 2, page 34 recto
Calle de Estada, Santiago 96.R.1-v2.34r
box 2, page 35 recto
Ecole d'artillerie, Santiago 96.R.1-v2.35r
box 2, page 36 recto
Portail prise à Santiago (Chili) 96.R.1-v2.36r
Scope and Contents
View of the Plaza de Armas.
box 2, page 37 recto
[Facade of the Palacio la Alhambra] 96.R.1-v2.37r
box 2, page 38 recto
Intérieur d'un cloître à Santiago 96.R.1-v2.38r
box 2, page 39 recto
Le pont de bois, Santiago 96.R.1-v2.39r
Scope and Contents
View of a covered bridge.
box 2, page 40 recto
Environs de Santiago (Chili) 96.R.1-v2.40r
Scope and Contents
View of a wooded stream with a man helping a woman across it.
box 2, page 41 recto
El salto del agua (environs Santiago) 96.R.1-v2.41r
box 2, page 42 recto
[__] halte (Cauquenes, Chili) 96.R.1-v2.42r
Scope and Contents
Depicts a hunting party resting in a clearing.
box 2, page 43 recto
[Hunting Party Taking a Rest] 96.R.1-v2.43r
Scope and Contents
Closer view of a hunting party resting in a clearing.
box 2, page 44 recto
Gorge de montagne à Cauquenes (Chili) 96.R.1-v2.44r
Scope and Contents
Depicts two men seated on rocks in a snow-covered mountain pass with a stone hut and horses behind them.
box 2, page 45 recto
Cauquenes (Chili) 96.R.1-v2.45r
Scope and Contents
View of mountains.
box 2, page 46 recto
Cauquenes à l'arrivée 96.R.1-v2.46r
box 2, page 47 recto
Cauquenes (Chili) 96.R.1-v2.47r
Scope and Contents
View of stream and rocky bank.
box 2, page 48 recto
Route de Rancagua à Cauquenes, Chili 96.R.1-v2.48r
box 2, page 49 recto
[Narrow Bridge over a Gorge, Cauquenes] 96.R.1-v2.49r
Scope and Contents
Caption obscured by binding.
box 2, page 50 recto
[View of a Hillside] 96.R.1-v2.50r
box 2, page 51 recto
Cauquenes 96.R.1-v2.51r
Scope and Contents
Landscape view with bluff and river.
box 2, page 52 recto
Etablissment de bains à Cauquenes 96.R.1-v2.52r
box 2, page Blank page 1
Blank page 1 96.R.1-v2.bl1
box 2, page Verso of blank page
1
Verso of blank page 1 96.R.2-2v.bl1v
box 2, page Blank page 2
Blank page 2 96.R.1-v2.bl2
box 2, page Verso of blank page
2
Verso of blank page 2 96.R.1-v2.bvl2
box 2, page Back paste-down
Back paste-down endpaper 96.R.1-v2.bpe
