Lot 208
Felix Bonfils – Portfolio of Photographs of Palestine – Late 19th Century
Palestine, portfolio of photographs (collotype prints) by Felix Bonfils. [Beirut]: Studio Bonfils & Cie. [1880s or 1890s].
Portfolio with 24 (out of 30) photographs (collotype prints) by Felix Bonfils, mounted on cardboard plates and captioned in English on the plates. Placed in the original folder, with a color illustration on its front.
Among the photographed sites: Jerusalem (view of the city, Dome of the Rock, Nablus Gate, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and more), Bethlehem, Tiberias, Hebron, Jaffa, the Dead Sea, and Nablus.
Plates: approx. 32X24 cm. Folder: 33.5X25 cm. Good condition. Stains and small tears to margins of plates (photographs are in good condition). Stains, blemishes and tears to folder.
