[ Photographs ] (Egypt) Beato; Bonfils; Hammerschmidt: et alia Group of 55 photographs of monuments, ruins, and sculptures of Egypt including images by Beato 23, Bonfils 6, Hammerschmidt 8, Zangaki 2, Sebah 1 and others and featuring some

[ Photographs ] (Egypt) Beato; Bonfils; Hammerschmidt: et alia Group of 55 photographs of monuments, ruins, and sculptures of Egypt including images by Beato 23, Bonfils 6, Hammerschmidt 8, Zangaki 2, Sebah 1 and others and featuring some exceptionally bright and clear views of mosques and their courtyards in Cairo, numerous architectural landmarks, among them the Temple of Medinet-Abou in Thebes and close-ups of temple carvings, the graffitti-adorned Rock Tombs of Beni Hassam, Hall of the Kings in Karnak, Temple of Denderah, Philae, Temple of Amenophis (with camels) in Luxor, as well as several views of the Sphinx and Great Pyramid, ruins in Baalbek and much more. Albumen prints, most approximately 8.75 x 11inches, 5 unmounted, the remainder on their original mounts, one per page, with the exception of 46 mounted recto/verso, 39 credited, titled and/or numbered in the negative, 40 with handwritten period captions, in ink, on mount recto and 2 with printed captions on mount recto. 1860s- 80s