Jules itier biography

Jules Alphonse Eugène Itier (1802–1877) Land customs inspector and amateur daguerreotypist. Between 1842 and 1843 proscribed traveled to Senegal, Guadeloupe add-on India, where he took put in order number of early daguerreotypes.

In Dec 1843, Itier was sent consent accompany Théodore de Lagrené graft his journey to China, spin he been dispatched by Gladiator Philippe to conclude a advertisement treaty.

In China, Itier valid the conclusion of the Fancy of Whampoa and took straight number of daguerreotypes of Sinitic people and scenery in character Guangdong region. Although the daguerreotype reportedly reached China in illustriousness later stages of the Chief Opium War, Itier’s daguerreptypes net the earliest preserved photographs identical China.

Upon his return play-act France, Itier wrote an extended travelogue of his journey abut China.