Maxime Du Camp, (1822-1894)

Sortie de la première cataracte, Haute Egypte; and Palais de Karnak, pilier devant le sanctuaire de granit, Thèbes 2

Sortie de la première cataracte, Haute Egypte; and Palais de Karnak, pilier devant le sanctuaire de granit, Thèbes, 1849-1851
2 Blanquart-Evrard salted paper prints from a paper negative, mounted on a Blanquart Evard Bristol mount. (2)
each 6 1/2 x 8 5/8in (16.7 x 21.8cm) or the reverse
Blanquart Evard Bristol mount 15 5/8 x 22 1/8in (39.6 x 56.2cm)

Literature
Du Camp, Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie, dessins photographiques recueillis pendant les années 1949, 1850, 1851, accompagnés d'un texte explicatif et précédés d'une introduction par Maxime Du Camp, chargé d'une mission archéologique en Orient par le Ministère de l'Instruction Publique, Gide & J. Baudry, 1852

Louis Désiré Blanquart-Evrard became the first to publish the procedure for the calotype negative/positive paper process in France. He specialized in printing and issuing portfolios of photographs by photographers such as Salzmann Greene, Marville, and Du Camp, all represented in this sale, but perhaps his most significant contribution was the introduction in 1850 of the albumen paper print process, the primary printing medium until gelatin papers gained ascendancy at the end of the century.