Ɵ Egypt, Damascus and the Holy Lands, by Arnoux, Bonfils and Zangaki [various, c. 1880-1900]

Ɵ Early photographs from Egypt, Damascus and the Holy Lands, including some by Hippolyte Arnoux, Felix Bonfils and Zangaki, printed in black and white or sepia tint [Egypt, Jerusalem and Damascus, c. 1880-1900] 19 photographs and photographic prints, most mounted to card or mounted on album leaves, all sepia-tinted or black and white, a few small spots and light surface scratching, various sizes, most c. 230 by 285 mm. A wonderful collection of early photographs from these regions including images of: Ladies and merchants from Port Said, "The Muezzin calling to Prayer", tombs of the Mamluks (Hippolyte Arnoux, Cairo, c. 1880), Rachel's Tomb, Mosque of Omar with Laver, and the Entrance to Damascus, Bedouins praying in the desert, "groupe de dattiers et caravane ... Cairo (Arnoux), Port Said Children, Rue de Cairo, Nubians on camel back (Zangaki) the Western Wall in Jerusalem, here named "Le Mur des Juifs" (Bonfils) among others.