Classic Travel Photographs

Classic Travel Photographs

Classic Travel Photographs

Classic Travel Photographs

11 March - 25 March 2021 • London

Overview
Afghanistan—attributed to John Burke and William Baker | Panorama of Kabul, c.1880

1 Afghanistan—attributed to John Burke and William Baker | Panorama of Kabul, c.1880

Algeria | Album of two hundred carte-de-visite photograph portraits and views, 1860s

3 Algeria | Album of two hundred carte-de-visite photograph portraits and views, 1860s

Australia | Panorama of Govetts Leap, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, c.1880s

5 Australia | Panorama of Govetts Leap, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, c.1880s

Australia—John Paine | Panorama of Sydney, c.1870

6 Australia—John Paine | Panorama of Sydney, c.1870

Azerbaijan | Panorama of Baku, c.1890

7 Azerbaijan | Panorama of Baku, c.1890

Burma | Panorama of Mandalay from Mandalay Hill, c.1880

9 Burma | Panorama of Mandalay from Mandalay Hill, c.1880

Burma—John Francis | Two albums of photographs of Burma and its people, 1902

10 Burma—John Francis | Two albums of photographs of Burma and its people, 1902

Ceylon | Album of photographs, [1880s-90s]

12 Ceylon | Album of photographs, [1880s-90s]

China—Tuck Tai | Panorama of Shanghai Bund, c.1895

14 China—Tuck Tai | Panorama of Shanghai Bund, c.1895

China—Afong studio | Panorama of Shanghai Bund, c.1925

17 China—Afong studio | Panorama of Shanghai Bund, c.1925

Crimea—Roger Fenton | Harbour of Balaklava, The Cattle Pier, March 1855 (printed 1856)

19 Crimea—Roger Fenton | Harbour of Balaklava, The Cattle Pier, March 1855 (printed 1856)

Egypt—Adolphe Braun | Temple of Karnak, Luxor, c.1869

23 Egypt—Adolphe Braun | Temple of Karnak, Luxor, c.1869

Egypt—attributed to Robert Murray | Temple of Abou Simbel, c.1857

24 Egypt—attributed to Robert Murray | Temple of Abou Simbel, c.1857

Egypt—Francis Frith | Pyramids of El-Geezah, c.1858

25 Egypt—Francis Frith | Pyramids of El-Geezah, c.1858

Egypt—Francis Frith | Pyramid at Dashur from the southwest, c.1858

27 Egypt—Francis Frith | Pyramid at Dashur from the southwest, c.1858

France—Gustave Le Gray | Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris, c.1859

34 France—Gustave Le Gray | Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris, c.1859

France—Gustave Le Gray | Arc de Triomphe from the Champs-Élysées, 1859

36 France—Gustave Le Gray | Arc de Triomphe from the Champs-Élysées, 1859

Greece—attributed to Fred Boissonas | The Acropolis, Athens

40 Greece—attributed to Fred Boissonas | The Acropolis, Athens

Hong Kong | Panorama of Hong Kong from Flagstaff House, c. 1875

41 Hong Kong | Panorama of Hong Kong from Flagstaff House, c. 1875

India | Indian hunting expedition of Henry Meysey-Thompson, 1st Baron Knaresborough, c.1883-1885

43 India | Indian hunting expedition of Henry Meysey-Thompson, 1st Baron Knaresborough, c.1883-1885

India—Francesca H. Wilson | Rambles in Northern India, 1876

44 India—Francesca H. Wilson | Rambles in Northern India, 1876

Italy | Album of photographic views of Venice, c.1880s

48 Italy | Album of photographic views of Venice, c.1880s

Italy—Auguste-Rosalie Bisson | View of Castel Sant' Angelo, c.1865

49 Italy—Auguste-Rosalie Bisson | View of Castel Sant' Angelo, c.1865

Japan | Panorama of Kyoto, c.1870s

51 Japan | Panorama of Kyoto, c.1870s

North America | Album of photographs, c.1900

56 North America | Album of photographs, c.1900

North America—Eugene Omar Goldbeck | Panorama of New York

57 North America—Eugene Omar Goldbeck | Panorama of New York

Palestine and Lebanon—Félix Bonfils | Eight large photographs, 1870s

60 Palestine and Lebanon—Félix Bonfils | Eight large photographs, 1870s

Palestine—Louis Vignes | Panorama of Tiberias and Sea of Galilee, c.1860

62 Palestine—Louis Vignes | Panorama of Tiberias and Sea of Galilee, c.1860

South Africa—Robert Harris | South Africa. Port Elizabeth: by the Author, 1888

67 South Africa—Robert Harris | South Africa. Port Elizabeth: by the Author, 1888

South Africa and Madeira | Album of photographs of Cape Colony and Madeira, 1888-89

69 South Africa and Madeira | Album of photographs of Cape Colony and Madeira, 1888-89

Turkey—Pascal Sébah | Panorama of Constantinople, c.1870

72 Turkey—Pascal Sébah | Panorama of Constantinople, c.1870

Turkey—Pascal Sébah and G. Berggren | Nine views of Constantinople and four portraits, c.1870s-80s

73 Turkey—Pascal Sébah and G. Berggren | Nine views of Constantinople and four portraits, c.1870s-80s

Vietnam | Three-part panorama of coal mining at Hongay, Tonkin

74 Vietnam | Three-part panorama of coal mining at Hongay, Tonkin