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Finding aid for Maximilien-Étienne-Émile Barry, Mission scientifique de Mr. Ernest Chantre sous-directeur du Muséum de Lyon dans la haute Mésopotamie, le Kurdistan et le Caucase, 1881

Beth Ann Guynn

2018.R.23 1 Descriptive Summary Title: Maximilien-Étienne-Émile Barry, Mission scientifique de Mr. Ernest Chantre sous-directeur du Muséum de Lyon dans la haute Mésopotamie, le Kurdistan et le Caucase Date (inclusive): 1881 Number: 2018.R.23 Creator/Collector: Barry, Maximillien-Étienne-Émile, 1843-1910 Physical Description: 2.75 Linear Feet(2 boxes: 57 photographs on 56 sheets and 1 map in 1 portfolio) Repository: The Getty Research Institute Special Collections 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100 Los Angeles 90049-1688 [email protected] URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10020/askref (310) 440-7390 Abstract: The portfolio documenting Ernest Chantre's scientific mission to the , Kurdistan and Mesopotamia, undertaken between March and September 1881, contains 57 albumen photographs taken by Captain Maximilien-Étienne-Émile Barry and one lithographed map showing the expedition's route. The photographs primarily document the Kurdistan portion of the mission which began in Trabzon, on the Black Sea coast of northeastern Turkey, and proceeded on to Poti, Kutaisi, Goti and Tbilisi in the Caucasus. During the expedition Chantre explored some of the oldest continuously inhabited towns and cities in the world. The photographs record both ancient archaeological and contemporary urban sites. Portraits of inhabitants encountered along the way include those of Mingrelian, Kurdish and Armenian peoples. Also present are scenes of daily life and landscapes. Request Materials: Request access to the physical materials described in this inventory through the catalog record for this collection. Click here for the access policy . Language: Collection material is in French. Biographical / Historical Maximilien-Étienne-Émile Barry (1843-1910), the son of a history professor in Toulouse, France, was a career military officer who rose to the rank of Brigadier General. In 1881, when a captain, he obtained a five-month leave to accompany Ernest Chantre's scientific mission to the Caucasus, Kurdistan and Mesopotamia. As a colonel he organized the defense of Le Havre in 1899. Sources consulted: ______, "Maximilien-Étienne-Émile Barry," http://military-photos.com/barry.htm Access Open for use by qualified researchers. Publication Rights Contact Library Reproductions and Permissions . Preferred Citation Maximilien-Étienne-Émile Barry, Mission scientifique de Mr. Ernest Chantre sous-directeur du Muséum de Lyon dans la haute Mésopotamie, le Kurdistan et le Caucase, 1881, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no. 2018.R.23. http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa2018r23 Immediate Source of Acquisition Acquired in 2018. Processing Information Beth Ann Guynn and Nieves Maria Rocha processed the collection and wrote the finding aid in 2019. Digitized Material The collection was digitized by the repository in 2019 and the images are available online: http://hd;.handle.net/10020/cifa2018r23 Scope and Content of Collection

2018.R.23 2 The French archaeologist and anthropologist, Ernest Chantre (1843-1924), was the assistant director of the Muséum de Lyon, and was an instructor in anthropology and geology. Between 1873 and 1913 he took part in several scientific missions to Kurdistan, Asia Minor, and . His illustrated monographs recording his expeditions include five volumes on the Caucasus; two on Tripoli, Tunis and ; and one each on Transcaucasia, Cappadocia and and Nubia. The portfolio documenting Ernest Chantre's scientific mission to the Caucasus, Kurdistan and Mesopotamia, undertaken between March and September 1881, contains 57 albumen photographs on 56 sheets and one lithographed map showing the expedition's route. The photographs, taken by Captain Maximilien-Étienne-Émile-Barry, mainly chart the Kurdistan portion of the mission that began in Trabzon, on the Black Sea coast of northeastern Turkey, and proceeded on to Poti, Kutaisi, Goti and Tbilisi in the Caucasus. The expedition's route then turned south into , visiting Yerevan, and heading on to Diyarbakir (Diarbékir), Turkey and Orfa, Syria in northern Kurdistan, before ending in Aleppo. During the expedition Chantre explored some of the oldest continuously inhabited towns and cities in the world. Barry's photographs record both archaeological sites and contemporary urban views. Portraits of inhabitants encountered along the way include Mingrelian, Kurdish and Armenian peoples; some local notables are identified by name. Also present are scenes of daily life and landscapes. The portfolio has tan covers with string ties; the title is printed in black on the front board. Each mount bears the running title printed above the image: Mission scientifique de Mr. Ernest Chantre sous-directeur du Muséum de Lyon dans la haute Mésopotamie, le Kurdistan et le Caucase ; below the title twenty-three mounts include a wet-stamped credit line: Photographie de Mr. le Capitaine Barry. Image titles are handwritten below each photograph. Forty-three photographs are numbered in the negative. Arrangement The portfolio is arranged in a single series: Series I. Mission scientifique de Mr. Ernest Cantre sous-directeur du Muséum de Lyon dans la haute Mésopotamie, le Kurdistan et le Caucase, 1881. Subjects - Names Chantre, Ernest, 1843-1924 Subjects - Places Kurds -- Middle East -- Portraits Caucasia -- Description and travel Kurdistan -- Description and travel Genres and Forms of Material Albumen prints -- Kurdistan -- 19th century Portfolios (groups of works) -- Kurdistan -- 19th century Photographs, Original Contributors Barry, Maximillien-Étienne-Émile, 1843-1910

Series 1. Maximilien-Étienne-Émile Barry, Mission scientifique de Mr. Ernest Chantre sous-directeur du Muséum de Lyon dans la haute Mésopotamie, le Kurdistan et le Caucase 1881 Arrangement In original order.

Box 1 2018.R.23-fc Portfolio front cover Box 1 2018.R.23-bc Portfolio back cover Box 1 2018.R.23-1 Côté est de la cour de la mosquée de Diarbékir Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 156.

Box 1 2018.R.23-2 Foyer d'une maison en ruine au pied du château de Tergi (Kurdistan) Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 233.

2018.R.23 3 Series 1.Maximilien-Étienne-Émile Barry, Mission scientifique de Mr. Ernest Chantre sous-directeur d...

Box 1 2018.R.23-3 Le rocher de la ville de Van Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 195. Shows the fortress to the right.

Box 1 2018.R.23-4 Arménien, Tiflis (Caucase) Scope and Content Note Frontal portrait.

Box 1 2018.R.23-5 Arméniennes, Diarbékir (Kurdistan) Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 167.

Box 1 2018.R.23-6 Ansharié, Antioche (Syrie) Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 68.

Box 1 2018.R.23-7 Kurde, Diarbékir (Kurdistan) Box 1 2018.R.23-8 Arménien, Tiflis (Caucase) Scope and Content Note Profile portrait of a man wearing a suit.

Box 1 2018.R.23-9 Le naïb et un Avar de Konzak (Baghestan) Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 48.

Box 1 2018.R.23-10 Attelage de charrue à l'est du lac Van (Kurdistan) Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 217.

Box 1 2018.R.23-11 Fouilles de Toprakale à 4 kilt.res de Van [Fouilles de Toprakale à 4 kilomtères de Van] Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 212. Annotation continues: Le vice-consul de Russie et Mme. Camsaragan / Mr. Gaillard chef de service télégraphique international de Van (Kurdistan).

Box 1 2018.R.23-12 Le rocher de la ville de Van (Kurdistan) Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 194. Shows ruins in foreground.

Box 1 2018.R.23-13 Une rue de Van (Kurdistan) Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 202.

Box 1 2018.R.23-14 Panorama de Bayazid et plaine de l'Ararat (Kurdistan) Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 250.

Box 1 2018.R.23-15 Lac de Van, baie de Tadwan, les monts de Nemrod (Kurdistan) Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 193.

2018.R.23 4 Series 1.Maximilien-Étienne-Émile Barry, Mission scientifique de Mr. Ernest Chantre sous-directeur d...

Box 1 2018.R.23-16 Charrue des environs du lac Van Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 221.

Box 1 2018.R.23-17 Porte d'entrée de la mosquée de Bayazid, actuellement caserne d'infanterie (Kurdistan) Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 252.

Box 1 2018.R.23-18 Gounib pris du palais du gouverneur (Baghestan) Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 259.

Box 1 2018.R.23-19 Nobles géorgiens Box 1 2018.R.23-20 M. Coselle, ingénieur à Antioche, et sa famille Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 70.

Box 1 2018.R.23-21 Rue du nouveau Gounib (Daghestan) Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 41 bis.

Box 1 2018.R.23-22 Partie sud de Biredjick et l'Euphrate (H.te Mésopotamie) [Haute Mésopotamie] Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 103.

Box 1 2018.R.23-23 Panorama de la ville de Bayazid (Kurdistan) Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 249.

Box 1 2018.R.23-24 Campement français à Biredjick, Euphrate (H.te Mésopotamie) [Haute Mésopotamie] Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 120.

Box 2 2018.R.23-25 Laboureurs de Diarbékir (Kurdistan) Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 168.

Box 2 2018.R.23-26 Maison du Natchalnik de Wedeno, le colonel Castellanof et sa famille Box 2 2018.R.23-27 Groupe d'arabes pris à Khan Cheik Khoum (Syrie) Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 25.

Box 2 2018.R.23-28 Femmes arabes, Kosséir, vallée de l'Oronte (Syrie) Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 256.

Box 2 2018.R.23-29 Statue trouvée dans les fouilles de Séleucia (Syrie) Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 74.

2018.R.23 5 Series 1.Maximilien-Étienne-Émile Barry, Mission scientifique de Mr. Ernest Chantre sous-directeur d...

Box 2 2018.R.23-30 Tombeaux creusés dans les rochers à Séleucia (Syrie) Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 79.

Box 2 2018.R.23-31 La ville et les jardins de Hamah (Syrie) Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 24.

Box 2 2018.R.23-32 Kurdes de tribus diverses, Biredjick (H.te Mésopotamie) [Haute Mésopotamie] Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 113.

Box 2 2018.R.23-33 Kurde de Sowerek, tribu des Zazas, marchand de petit bois à Diarbékir Scope and Content Note Two photographs: frontal and profile view of a Turkish man.

Box 2 2018.R.23-34 Une rue du bazar de Diarbékir Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 144.

Box 2 2018.R.23-35 Maison où est né Schamyl à Wedeno (Daghestan) Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 1.

Box 2 2018.R.23-36 Mingrelien, Toti (Caucase) Scope and Content Note Illegible inscription in negative on upper left corner.

Box 2 2018.R.23-37 Lesghins (Daghestan) Box 2 2018.R.23-38 Kurdes Zazas, Diarbékir (Kurdistan) Scope and Content Note Portrait view.

Box 2 2018.R.23-39 Kurdes Zazas, Diarbékir (Kurdistan) Scope and Content Note Profile view.

Box 2 2018.R.23-40 Kurdes Duguerly, Medjeri-khan (H.te Mésopotamie) [Haute Mésopotamie] Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 125.

Box 2 2018.R.23-41 Kurde, Alep (Syrie) Box 2 2018.R.23-42 Groupe de femmes Avares du village de Kalaki (Daghestan) Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 45

Box 2 2018.R.23-43 M. Pisani, chef du service télégraphique international à Diarbékir et sa famille, Kurdistan Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 169.

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Box 2 2018.R.23-44 Travailleurs et mendiants de Diarbékir Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 180.

Box 2 2018.R.23-45 Jeune mariée Ansharié, son mari, son frère, sa mère (Syrie) Scope and Content Note Image same as 2019.R.23-46.

Box 2 2018.R.23-46 Jeune mariée Ansharié, son mari, son frère, sa mère (Syrie) Scope and Content Note Image same as 2019.R.23-45.

Box 2 2018.R.23-47 Paysage aux environs de Kalaki et de Kouzak Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 245. Image same as 2019.R.23-48.

Box 2 2018.R.23-48 Environs de Kalaki et route de Konzak (Daghestan) Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 245. Image same as 2019.R.23-47.

Box 2 2018.R.23-49 Avars (Daghestan) Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 248. Image same as 2019.R.23-50.

Box 2 2018.R.23-50 Avars (Daghestan) Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 248. Image same as 2019.R.23-49.

Box 2 2018.R.23-51 Coupure de Slanzovoc entre Konzak et Gounib (Laghestan) Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 42.

Box 2 2018.R.23-52 Contrefort de la vallée de l'Oronte Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 16.

Box 2 2018.R.23-53 Sources de l'Oronte (Syrie) Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 258.

Box 2 2018.R.23-54 Les portes de fer à Antioche (Syrie) Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 88.

Box 2 2018.R.23-55 La coupure de Stanzovoe, entre Kouzak et Gounib Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 43.

Box 2 2018.R.23-56 Gorge de la rivière de Bitlis (Kurdistan) Scope and Content Note Numbered in negative: 189.

Box 2 2018.R.23-57 Itinéraire et fouilles de Mr. E. Chantre, 1881

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