Bonfils's views of the Levant
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Author: Bonfils, Félix
Title: Vues de la Syrie
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Date Published: [c. 1870]
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46 albumen prints, in album. Photographs measure approx. 21x28 cm (8¼x11"), in 31x39 cm (12x15½") album, full red leather lettered in gilt, raised bands to spine.
Bonfils was a soldier in the French Expeditionary Force who arrived in Lebanon in 1860 to protect the Christian Maronite minority. He returned to France at the end of his mission, but came back to Lebanon in 1867 to found the Oriental Photography House. His photographs are deeply important in the history of photography in the Middle East, with the 46 images here representative of the breadth of his work. Most images are labelled "Bonfils" with captions printed in the image and often numbered.
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Author: Bonfils, Félix
Title: Vues de la Syrie
Place Published:
Publisher:
Date Published: [c. 1870]
Description:
46 albumen prints, in album. Photographs measure approx. 21x28 cm (8¼x11"), in 31x39 cm (12x15½") album, full red leather lettered in gilt, raised bands to spine.
Bonfils was a soldier in the French Expeditionary Force who arrived in Lebanon in 1860 to protect the Christian Maronite minority. He returned to France at the end of his mission, but came back to Lebanon in 1867 to found the Oriental Photography House. His photographs are deeply important in the history of photography in the Middle East, with the 46 images here representative of the breadth of his work. Most images are labelled "Bonfils" with captions printed in the image and often numbered.
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