Los 4001

Anglo-Egyptian War 1882
Views of Constantinople, Palestine, Egypt, Malta and Gibraltar

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Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts (Katalog nur online verfügbar)
Auktionsdatum 4.12.2024

Photographers: Maison Bonfils (1831-1885), Guillaume Berggren (1835-1929), Abdullah Frères (active 1858-1899), Luigi Fiorillo (1847-1898), Adelphoi Zangaki (active 1860-1880s) and unknown. Views of Constantinople, Palestine, Egypt, Malta and Gibraltar. 1880s-90s. Circa 95 albumen prints mounted to gilt-edged album pages. Each between 20 x 26 cm and reverse. Some with photographer's name and/or title in the negative in lower margin. Bound in green full leather album (binding loose).

This album features landscapes, portraits, and cityscapes from Constantinople, Palestine (Jerusalem), Egypt, and other locations. Of particular interest are several rare photographs from the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882, including images of the Tel-el-Kebir battlefield and the ruins of Fort Ada near Alexandria. The album also contains numerous photographs of British warships and military ports, vividly illustrating Britain’s naval dominance in the Mediterranean during the late 19th century. – Some fading and signs of oxidation visible along edges of prints, otherwise in good condition.