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Du Camp, Maxime
(1822-1894)Karnak: South Propylon and Obelisks

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Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts (Katalog nur online verfügbar)
Auktionsdatum 28.11.2026

Karnak: South Propylon and Obelisks. 1850. 2 salted-paper prints from paper negatives, printed 1852, mounted to printed sheets. 16,2 x 19,8 cm (sheet 24,2 x 23,8 cm) and 20,2 x 14,8 cm (sheet 44,2 x 31,4 cm). Each with printed "THEBES.", "Maxime Du Camp", "Gide et Baudry, Editeurs." and "Imprimerie Photographique de Blanquart-Evrard, à Lille"; captioned "PALAIS DE KARNAK. PROPYLÉES DU SUD.", pl. 30, and "PALAIS DE KARNAK. LES OBÉLISQUES.", pl. 44.


Taken during Du Camp’s archaeological mission of 1849-51, these plates belong to Égypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie, the first photographically illustrated book published in France. The numbered Karnak views treat the temple complex as a systematic visual survey, each recording a discrete element of its ancient architecture. Printed as salted-paper positives from paper negatives at Blanquart-Évrard’s photographic press, they converted Du Camp’s expeditionary photographs into a reproducible published edition rather than singular travel images.