Middle Eastern views, circa 1860s

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Middle Eastern views, circa 1860s
Francis Bedford, F. Meissner, Gioacchino Altobelli, Pompeo Molins; 22 albumen prints: 13 signed and/or dated, 8 titled and numbered in negatives; 9 with printed credits, 8 with printed publisher's credits and title Tour in the East, 17 with printed or manuscript titles, 11 with printed dates or numbers on mounts; varying sizes from 8 7/8 x 11¼in. (22.5 x 28.4cm.) to 10 3/8 x 16¾in. (26.3 x 42.2cm.) or reverse

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Lot Essay

Including eight prints by Bedford and nine by Meissner. Sites in Jerusalem include: Tiberias - Lake of Gennesareth, or Sea of Galilee or Tibeias - No. 82; Hebron - The Town Showing the Great Mosk - No. 75; Athens - The Acropolis, Temple of Jupiter in the Foreground - No. 159; Cairo - Ablution Fountain in Court of the Mosk of Mohammed Ali - No. 11; Jerusalem - Mount of Olives Showing the Garden of Gethsemane - No. 63; ...The Garden of Gethsemane looking Towards Jerusalem - No. 68; Cairo - General View, Showing the Mosk of Sultan Hassun - No. 5; and Portfolio cover Photographic Pictures Made By Mr. Francis Bedford During the Tour in the East in which by Command He Accompanied His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.

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