232 - Bonfils, Félix (1831 - 1885). 61 albumen prints (each approx. 28 x 38 cm) with views of Israel and the surrounding area. Each mounted on backing board (each approx. 45 x 58 cm) and titled by hand. Circa 1875. Farewell gift for Pastor Hermann Weser, with a handwritten farewell certificate and the signatures of the 42 members of the German Evangelical Congregation in Jerusalem 'as a token of their sincere love and heartfelt gratitude, some prints from the land of their blessed ministry, as a lasting memento'. Loose in an inscribed wooden box (66 x 55 x 11 cm), this signed 'P. Vester, Jerusalem' (wooden box with some damage or small losses, rear hinge broken).

Bonfils, Félix (1831 - 1885). 61 albumen prints (each approx. 28 x 38 cm) with views of Israel and the surrounding area. Each mounted on backing board (each approx. 45 x 58 cm) and titled by hand. Circa 1875. Farewell gift for Pastor Hermann Weser, with a handwritten farewell certificate and the signatures of the 42 members of the German Evangelical Congregation in Jerusalem 'as a token of their sincere love and heartfelt gratitude, some prints from the land of their blessed ministry, as a lasting memento'. Loose in an inscribed wooden box (66 x 55 x 11 cm), this signed 'P. Vester, Jerusalem' (wooden box with some damage or small losses, rear hinge broken). With (sometimes multiple) views of: the Jordan River, the Tomb of Abasalmon, the Dome of the Holy...] Tomb, Bethlehem, St. Anne's Church, Beirut, Jaffa, Hezekiah's Pool, Brialbek, Place of Lamentation, Mar Saba, Tiberias, Courtyard of the Mosque on Damascus, Hebron, Nablus, Baalbek, Siloam, Russian Pilgrims' Camp, Nazareth, Temple Mount, Tomb of Mary, Bethany, Citadel of Zion, Mosque of Omar, Gihouthal, Via Dolorosa and Arch of Ecce Homo, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, etc. - Some signed in negative. - Hermann Weser (1842-1911) was a theologian, best known for his time as pastor of the German Protestant congregation in Jerusalem between November 1870 and April 1876. - Mount (and farewell certificate) somewhat wavy, some staining and occasional heavy browning at the edges, some edge damage. - Also included are further (partly inscribed) albumen prints (each approx. 18 x 25 cm), each mounted on mount. (and partially stained): 1. 6 views of buildings as well as the 'Laying of the Foundation Stone for the Church of the Redeemer in Jerusalem'. 2. 7 group portraits, each with Pastor Weser: Marienstift Children's Hospital, German Consulate at the farewell celebration, etc.