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Bonfils, Maison
(active 1867-1918)Views of Palestine and Lebanon

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

Views of Palestine and Lebanon. 1890s. 30 photochromes mounted to album pages. Each ca. 16,4 x 22,4 cm (23,5 x 30,5 cm). Each titled and numbered in negative in lower left corner. Bound in leather-backed album with gilt-embossed title Reise-Erinnerungen.

This album features photochromes by Maison Bonfils, the distinguished photographic studio founded in Beirut in 1867, recognized for its comprehensive documentation of the Middle East during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Produced by the Photoglob Zürich Company, the images vividly capture the landscapes and cultural heritage of Lebanon and Palestine, focusing on historic and sacred sites such as Baalbek, Bethlehem, Jerusalem, and the Garden of Gethsemane.