FELIX BONFILS - Lot 60

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FELIX BONFILS - Lot 60
FELIX BONFILS BEIRUT, 4 - THE CITY. 1867-1875. Collodion negative on glass plate, signed "Bonfils", numbered "483" and "8" in ink in the emulsion on the lower left of the front. Retouching in the sky painted in black. Paper cover finely cut. Titled on a printed label, numbered 321 on the lower right of the front. 24 x 30 cm N° 321 of the Catalogue Général des Vues Photographiques de l'Orient photographiées et éditées par Félix Bonfils en 1876. This view was originally part of a series of 4 panoramas of Beirut that could be assembled in a row : Panorama of Beirut N° 1 -The harbour, Panorama of Beirut N°2 -Lebanon, Panorama of Beirut N°3 -The city, Panorama of Beirut N° 4 -The city. First numbered '8' then renumbered '483', it seems to be one of the first views of the city of Beirut taken by Felix Bonfils after his arrival in Lebanon. (Small damages to the emulsion).
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