All funds of the National Library of Spain are at his disposal and are confidential. photo treasures of the province: portraits of what Spanish cities were like orihuela, Elche anyone Alicante two centuries ago.
One of the most famous and representative examples is found in the work of the photographer. Jean Laurent (1816-1886)BNE offers users on an interactive map that makes it easy to find these images corresponding to municipalities in different parts of the province; Casual and urban images of Vega Baja, Baix Vinalopó, Alicante or Alto Vinalopó where the user “travels” in time XIX century.
Queen in May 1858 Isabel II inaugurated The first long-distance line in Spain: connected Madrid and Alicante. Until then, devoted only to portraiture, Laurent traveled to Alicante to capture the moment as the queen’s photographer. This is the beginning of a new phase as a French photographer; architectural and industrial change meaning of the 19th century.
Among Laurent’s works on “terreta” we find the Portal, or facade. Santa Maria Basilica from Alicante 1860 or general views of Alicante From Postiguet to Santa Barbara. Likewise, Elche and Orihuela were revived in 1870; the st john church view from the bridge, in Elche, the entrance to the municipality of Elche from the Alicante road or Segura river view from the east in Orihuela or on the facade of Elche Town Hall, the same year 1870.
General view photos are also available. in hand Y saxophone where you can see the municipalities of the past: saxophone castle It is seen from the old Madrid-Alicante road (through the existing Wine Cooperative) and 1858. Portrait of the Citadel in the same year in hand where we observe, on the right, Saint Anne Parish.
About J.Laurent
He was born on July 23, 1816. jean laurent inside strange (France, Burgundy region) settled Madrid In 1855 he became interested in photography and began shooting panoramic views of different cities, landscapes, public works and monuments from different parts of the peninsula. It also depicted popular people and famous personalities of the period, thus forming an important photographic archive for 19th century Spanish studies. Laurent died on 24 November 1886 in Madrid.
BNE produced an interactive map to reference his work via Google Maps, under the title “J. Laurent was here and this is how he saw us.”
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