Holy Land souvenir photography at the close of the 19th century

[Palestine]. [Photograph album].

[Palestine, ca. 1890s].

Small folio (310 x 235 mm). 46 window-mounted albumen photograph cartes-de-visite (84 x 52 mm), Contemporary pebbled green cloth, all edges gilt, remains of metal clasp. Moirée endpapers.

 1,800.00

An elegant example of the early photography souvenirs which were becoming increasingly popular in the 1890s, especially in tourism of the Holy Land. The cartes-de-visite distinctively illustrate the moment visual souvenirs began to evolve from etchings and prints to photographs: all are, in fact, photographs of paintings depicting church scenes and architecture. There are 48 cartes-de-visite, though only 46 are photographs, the final two being handwritten and hand illuminated well-wishes in French.

Gentle wear and fading, but well preserved.

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