Félix Bonfils (1831-1885)
Jerusalem: an album recording a pilgrimage to the Holy Land 1886, containing 59 views by Bonfils, four cartes-de-visite, a group portrait of the party on the road from Jaffa to Jerusalem Bab, el Wady, Ajalon, 13 April 1886 and a portrait of the High Priest of the Samaritans
the majority signed and titled in the plates, further titled by the compiler on the card mounts
albumen prints laid down on card mounts, within a commemorative album, olive boards inscribed in Hebrew and titled 'Jerusalem' above and below a carved Greek cross within a carved border on the upper cover, quarter purple gilt morocco, with gilt edges
the album 13 ¼ x 11 ½in. (33.7 x 29.2cm.)
Félix Bonfils (1831-1885)
Jerusalem: an album recording a pilgrimage to the Holy Land 1886, containing 59 views by Bonfils, four cartes-de-visite, a group portrait of the party on the road from Jaffa to Jerusalem Bab, el Wady, Ajalon, 13 April 1886 and a portrait of the High Priest of the Samaritans
the majority signed and titled in the plates, further titled by the compiler on the card mounts
albumen prints laid down on card mounts, within a commemorative album, olive boards inscribed in Hebrew and titled 'Jerusalem' above and below a carved Greek cross within a carved border on the upper cover, quarter purple gilt morocco, with gilt edges
the album 13 ¼ x 11 ½in. (33.7 x 29.2cm.)
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