95 albumen photographs of the Middle East Author: Bonfils, Félix Place: Beirut Publisher: Date: [1860s - 1880s] Description: 95 albumen photographs of which 6 are loose and 89 mounted on backing boards. 52 pasted on cards front and back; 43 single-sided. Scenes are of Jerusalem and Palestine, Tangier, Egypt, Syria, and more. Félix Adrien Bonfils was a French photographer and writer who was active in the Middle East. He was one of the first commercial photographers to produce images of the Middle East on a large scale. He first worked as a bookbinder but in 1860 he joined General d'Hautpoul's expedition to the Levant. He moved his family to Beirut in 1867 where they opened a photographic studio called "Maison Bonfils". Bonfils took photographs in Lebanon, Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Greece and Constantinople (now Istanbul). Lot Amendments Condition: Light wear to photographs with some mild foxing; mounting sheets with some foxing, chips, tears, and dampstains; very good overall. Item number: 312975a
95 albumen photographs of the Middle East Author: Bonfils, Félix Place: Beirut Publisher: Date: [1860s - 1880s] Description: 95 albumen photographs of which 6 are loose and 89 mounted on backing boards. 52 pasted on cards front and back; 43 single-sided. Scenes are of Jerusalem and Palestine, Tangier, Egypt, Syria, and more. Félix Adrien Bonfils was a French photographer and writer who was active in the Middle East. He was one of the first commercial photographers to produce images of the Middle East on a large scale. He first worked as a bookbinder but in 1860 he joined General d'Hautpoul's expedition to the Levant. He moved his family to Beirut in 1867 where they opened a photographic studio called "Maison Bonfils". Bonfils took photographs in Lebanon, Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Greece and Constantinople (now Istanbul). Lot Amendments Condition: Light wear to photographs with some mild foxing; mounting sheets with some foxing, chips, tears, and dampstains; very good overall. Item number: 312975a
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