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Bonfils, Maison and Unknown
(active 1867-1918)Panoramas of Jerusalem and Bethlehem

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Auktionsdatum 4.12.2024

Panoramas of Jerusalem and Bethlehem. 1890s. 5 albumen prints mounted as one 2-part and one 3-part panorama. 20,4 x 51,5 cm and 21 x 84 cm. One numbered and signed "Bonfils" in negative in lower right corner, the other stamped in lower left corner of verso.

These two photographic panoramas depict significant landmarks in Jerusalem and Bethlehem, including the Dome of the Rock, Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Jewish Quarter and the Old City Walls, all seen from the Mount of Olives, as well as the Lutheran Christmas Church, the Church of the Nativity, and the Coptic Church of St. Mary in Bethlehem. – Some handling creases, foxing and light fading, Jerusalem panorama with backed tear in lower left corner, otherwise in good to very good condition.