19th Century Photographic Views
Of Egypt 
       On January 7, 1839 it was announced at the Academie des Sciences in Paris that Louise Jacques Mandé Daguerre had invented photography. Nine months later by October 1839 Horace Vernet was in Egypt with daguerreotype equipment photographing the ancient monuments.
Vernet was soon followed by other adventurous photography pioneers: Lotbiniére, Du Camp, Firth and those who are featured here both known and unknown.

The Photographers*

Anonymous

Arnoux, Hippolyte. French.Dates unknown, active c.                    1865 on.

Beato, Felix and Antonio. Italian, naturalized
       British citizens. Antonio, 1825-1903.        Felix, 1830-1906? Active c.1850's- 1900.

Bedford, Francis. British, 1816-1994.
                  Active 1862.

Bonfils, Félix,1831-1865, active 1867-81. Adrien,          1861-1928, active 1867 on. Marie-Lydie          Cabanis, 1837-1918, active 1867 on. All          French.

Good, Frank Mason. British, dates unknown.
                   Active 1860

Lanyubi. Unknown?

Lékégian, A.  Armenian, dates unknown.Active               1860's-1890's.

Schroeder and son. Swiss? dates unknown.

*Bibliography   Focus East: Early Photography in the Near East (1839-1885) Nissan N. Perez, New York, Abrams 1988.

 
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