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North Africa
Views of North Africa

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

Photographers: Alexandre Bougault (1851-1911), Frères Garriques (active 1860s-1890s), and others. Views of North Africa. Late 1890s-early 1900s. 40 albumen and gelatin silver prints mounted to gilt-edged album pages (some foxing). Each between 12,3 x 18 cm and 23 x 39 cm (26 x 37 cm). Some with photographer's name and/or title in the negative in lower margin. Bound in green leather-backed album with gilt-embossed title Northern Africa 1908.

This 1908 album provides a focused visual record of North Africa during the French colonial era, particularly Tunisia and Algeria. Featuring the work of photographers such as Alexandre Bougault and the Garrigues Frères, it captures key landmarks such as the Al-Zaytuna Mosque in Tunis, the Royal Hotel in Biskra, and the oases of Tozeur and Nefta. A notable inclusion is a portrait of Sadok Bey, the last ruler of the Beylik of Tunis. – Some fading and signs of oxidation visible along edges of prints, otherwise in good condition.