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Views of Egypt, Palestine and Syria

Title
Views of Egypt, Palestine and Syria [graphic] / Bonfils.
Author
Bonfils, Félix, 1831-1885
Publication
1867?-1871?

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Still imageBy appointment only MFZ+ (Bonfils) 93-6261Schwarzman Building - Photography Collection Room 308

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Description
32 photographic prints : albumen, b&w; 24 x 30 cm. or smaller.
Summary
  • Views of Egypt: Temple of Athor at Denderah: bas relief and hieroglyphs; columns with faces (?); 2 exterior views, one with figure; Temple of Typho at Denderah; Gizeh: figure standing on Sphinx; Pyramid of Chephren, other pyramids, left; Pyramid of Cheops (Great Pyramid); Karnak: Temple of Amenophis IV (Akhenaton) showing two sculptured figures, each partly destroyed; man at base of hieroglyph covered Ptolomaean portal of Temple of Ramses; Luxor: temple from west entrance; detail of obelisk in front of temple showing hieroglyphs, 2 men lower left; man in front of wall, obelisk and portal beyond; half-buried sculptured figures flank entrance, man, center; figure in portal of Temple of Midinet Abu; wall to left of portal showing base relief and hieroglyphs; Nile and Plain of Thebes, with mummified (?) remains in foreground.
  • Views of Palestine: Church of the Nativity among the terraced hills, Bethlehem; stone buildings and walls, Bethany; Abraham's oak, Hebron; Joppa (Jaffa): burying ground, showing buildings, tents, camels, encampmemt; encampment outside gate of Joppa, people selling fruit (?), town beyond; Jeruselem: Golden Gate; exterior of Damascus Gate with figures near it; soldiers in interior of St. Stephen's Gate; Via Dolorosa from the west, looking up steep walk, Church of the Flagellation, left, orphan asylum and barracks, right; Pool of Hezekiah from the west, water in foreground, dome roof and minaret beyond; Mosque of Omar (Dome of the Rock) from the east; tombs of Zachariah and James built into mountainside; Pillar of Absalom; Tomb of the Virgin Mary.
  • Views of Syria: Damascus: Mosque of suburb of el-Meidan near Cemetery showing minaret.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Albumen prints.
  • Photographic prints.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
  • Most signed and numbered in negative.
  • Pencilled captions in English, and occasionally in French, and negative numbers on verso.
  • Views are numbered: 23, 32, 41-43, 41, 52, 55, 75-78, 81, 82, 84, 85, 87, 113, 123, 130, 136, 147, 153, 154, 161, 163, 165, 188, 232, 360.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Provenance (note)
  • Anonymous gift, 1981; Picture Collection transfer, 1986.
Exhibitions (note)
  • #42, "Temple of Luxor" and #82, "Temple of Typho at Denderah exhibited in "New Acquisitions: Photographs," NYPL, 1985.
Call Number
MFZ+ (Bonfils) 93-6261
OCLC
NYPG93-F189
Author
Bonfils, Félix, 1831-1885, photographer.
Title
Views of Egypt, Palestine and Syria [graphic] / Bonfils.
Imprint
1867?-1871?
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Photography Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Provenance
Anonymous gift, 1981; Picture Collection transfer, 1986.
Exhibitions
#42, "Temple of Luxor" and #82, "Temple of Typho at Denderah exhibited in "New Acquisitions: Photographs," NYPL, 1985.
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MFZ+ (Bonfils) 93-6261
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