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Photographic Views Taken in Egypt and Greece , 1862

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MS. 23051 photogr. 63
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Photographically-illustrated album of 31 mammoth plate views of Egypt and Athens. Published by Colnaghi, Scott, & Co.

Dates

  • Creation: 1862

Extent

1 item

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. 23051 photogr. 63

Former reference:

Wilson Centre Accession Number: 95:5200; Wilson Centre Accession Number 2: TC 281

Biographical / Historical

C. G. Fountaine was a photographer active in Egypt in the 1850s and 1860s. Little else is known of him.

Custodial History

Purchased at Sims Reed UK, 26/01/1995.

Physical Facet

Albumen paper prints from a wet-plate negative

Geographic

Topical

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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