Carte de visite depicting the Crystal Palace in Sydenham.
by (Crystal Palace) Chappuis, Paul Emile
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Moray, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Chappuis, [between 1859 and 1871]. Cabinet card (103 x 62 mm). Photographer's ticket to the verso. Just a couple of tiny spots. Excellent condition. A lovely carte de visite depicting the Crystal Palace in its permanent home at Sydenham sometime after 1856, when the Brunel water towers, one of which is visible in the photo, were erected. The structure was originally built to house the Exhibition of the Industry of all Nations (the Great Exhibition) in Hyde Park in 1851. Popular acclaim saw it preserved and reopened in Sydenham in 1854, but it was destroyed by a fire in 1936. This card bears the ticket of photographer Paul Emile Chappuis (1816-1887), whose Fleet Street studio operated between 1859 and 1871. Chappuis was also an inventor who held several patents on reflectors that would allow light into buildings that would otherwise require gaslights during the day. The firm that he set up to manufacture them was in operation until the Second World War.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Alembic Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 219
- Title
- Carte de visite depicting the Crystal Palace in Sydenham.
- Author
- (Crystal Palace) Chappuis, Paul Emile
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Chappuis
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [between 1859 and 1871]
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Technology|Engineering|Architecture
- Product_type
- Photo
Terms of Sale
Alembic Rare Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Alembic Rare Books
Biblio member since 2018
Moray
About Alembic Rare Books
We specialise in rare science books dating from the late Middle Ages to the 20th century, including first editions, signed copies, manuscripts, objects, and ephemera. We have particular expertise in natural history, genetics and evolution, anatomy, nuclear physics and the Manhattan Project, early computing, and women in science. We also carry books related to women's history and literature.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.