Maxime du camp (1822-1894) Lot n° 89

"Egypt, Nubia, Palestine and Syria: photographic drawings collected during the years 1849, 1850 and 1851, accompanied by an explanatory text and preceded by an introduction by Maxime Du Camp, in charge of an archaeological mission in the East by the Ministry of Public Instruction". 120 prints on salted paper (Blanquart-Evrard process) mounted on vellum, 3 plans, captioned serpents. 5 missing plates: - 6 Mosque and tombs of the Ayoubites - 51 Medinet Abou, peristyle of the palace of Ramses Meiamoun - 74 Great temple of Isis at Philae, pylon - 89 General view of the temple of Kalabcheh - 123 Baalbeck (Hieropolis), Temple of Jupiter, eastern façade Edition Paris, Gide et Baudry, 1852 Binding of the time damaged, accidents, missing spine, without incidence on the interior condition of the album.