Leporelloalbum met twaalf foto's van Bordeaux 1860 - 1880

This is a leporello album with twelve photographs of Bordeaux, created by J. Briol. These souvenir photographs represent a pivotal moment in the history of tourism, capturing the allure of Bordeaux for an emerging market of leisure travelers. The album itself becomes a symbolic artifact, reflecting the democratisation of travel and photography. Before, such imagery was only accessible to the elite, but the advent of affordable photography and mass tourism meant more people could consume this visual material. The photographs are not mere depictions of monuments. They are also commodities circulated within a burgeoning tourist industry. To truly understand these images, one must delve into archives of travel literature, photography journals, and social histories of leisure. This object embodies how art, tourism, and commerce intersect to shape our perceptions of place and culture.