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145. Rosette. 1842. Fabriques et palmiers
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JOSEPH-PHILIBERT GIRAULT DE PRANGEY (1804-1892)
145. Rosette. 1842. Fabriques et palmiers
daguerreotype
titled, dated and numbered in ink on a label (affixed to verso)
9 7/16 x 7½in. (24 x 19cm.)
145. Rosette. 1842. Fabriques et palmiers
daguerreotype
titled, dated and numbered in ink on a label (affixed to verso)
9 7/16 x 7½in. (24 x 19cm.)
Further details
Rosetta, with its strategic location between the Mediterranean and the western arm of the Nile, had been an extremely important military site since early times. Under Ottoman rule, Rosetta became a prosperous trading harbour. At that time, the town attracted the attention of both Britain and France, the major colonial powers that controlled trade between Europe and the East. They set their eyes on Rosetta as a foothold to possibly capture Egypt.
Prosperity led to a spate of building in a style that is typified in the present image, identified as of a manufactory and representative of the picturesque architecture still to be seen in the 'Old Town'.
Prosperity led to a spate of building in a style that is typified in the present image, identified as of a manufactory and representative of the picturesque architecture still to be seen in the 'Old Town'.