Caire, Pyramides de Gizeh
Notes: Félix Bonfils (8 March 1831 – 1885) was a French photographer and writer who was active in the Middle East.
After the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, a lucrative market developed for photographs of Egyptian antiquities and the Canal, for sale to travellers and collectors.This is from a presentation album dated 1880.
Format: Albumen photo print, image size 275mm x 205mm
Date Range: c.1870
Licensing: Attribution, share alike, creative commons.
Repository: Blue Mountains Library - library.bmcc.nsw.gov.au
Part of: Local Studies Collection
Provenance: From an album of scenic views, purchased
Links: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A9lix_Bonfils
Caire, Pyramides de Gizeh
Notes: Félix Bonfils (8 March 1831 – 1885) was a French photographer and writer who was active in the Middle East.
After the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, a lucrative market developed for photographs of Egyptian antiquities and the Canal, for sale to travellers and collectors.This is from a presentation album dated 1880.
Format: Albumen photo print, image size 275mm x 205mm
Date Range: c.1870
Licensing: Attribution, share alike, creative commons.
Repository: Blue Mountains Library - library.bmcc.nsw.gov.au
Part of: Local Studies Collection
Provenance: From an album of scenic views, purchased
Links: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A9lix_Bonfils