Lot Essay
An extensive album comprising approx. thirty views and architectural studies around Jerusalem including the Tower of David, Damascus Gate, Jaffa Gate, the Church of St. Anne and of the Ascension, Tomb of the Virgin, Valley of Josephat, a group portrait by the Wailing wall; other views around Sidon, Hebron, Tibriade, the Dead Sea, Jericho, Mont Carmel, Bethany, Bethlehem, Jaffa; four of Athens, seven of Baalbec, seven of Damascus, one of Beyrouth and one of Constantinople; and approx. five portrait and costume studies.
The sizes of the photographs in this album match one of the three sizes that were listed in Flix Bonfils' 1876 catalogue and it would seem likely that the majority of the photographs in this album are by him.
The sizes of the photographs in this album match one of the three sizes that were listed in Flix Bonfils' 1876 catalogue and it would seem likely that the majority of the photographs in this album are by him.