[ Photographs ] ( Middle East) Frith, Francis Strong group of 24 Middle Eastern photographs from Egypt, Luxor,jerusalem, Lebanon and Syria featuring views of ancient cities and architectural monuments, among them the entrance to the Great Temple in

[ Photographs ] ( Middle East) Frith, Francis Strong group of 24 Middle Eastern photographs from Egypt, Luxor,jerusalem, Lebanon and Syria featuring views of ancient cities and architectural monuments, among them the entrance to the Great Temple in Luxor, the Memnonium in Thebes, a ruined mosque near Philae, the Pool of Hezekiah in Jerusalem the town and lake of Tiberius in Baalbec, the Temple of Koum Ombo, Egypt, houses in Damascus, Nazareth, the cedars of Mount Lebanon, sculptures and obelisks at Dendera and Karnak, and much more. Albumen prints, approximately 6x 9inches, on the original mounts, signed and/or dated in the negative and with the credit, caption, and date printed on mount recto. 1857 E2500-3500 with - -Pair of middle Eastern views, the first, by Bonfils, of native women and the second of the colossi of Rameses in Luxor. Albumen prints, the first unmounted, the second on its original mount, both approximately 10.5 x 8inches, the first credited, captioned and numbered in the negative, the second captioned, in a period hand, in ink, on mount recto. 1850s-60s.