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A photograph of a mountain road in the French Alps, taken by Joguet et fils in about 1865. The road leads to the Carthusian monastery where Chartreuse Liquer is produced. Traditionally, Carthusian monasteries have always been known as 'deserts'. This term is meant to indicate the physical solitude of the monastery; ideally, it is situated in a mountain valley, far removed from contact with the exterior world. Muzet Joguet ran a studio based in Lyon, France, during the 1860s. The studio specialised in topographic photographs and documentary studies of civil engineering works.. From the Ricketts Collection. A collection of photographs, equipment and ephemera assembled by Howard and Jane Ricketts and reflecting their interest in topographic, ethnographic and industrial subjects. This Collection concentrates on British nineteenth century photographs, particularly in the first fifty years after its invention in 1839, it is unusually strong in documentary and ethnographic material.
'Entre Du Desert Grande Chartreuse', about 1865
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