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985 - Turkey - Abdullah Frères. Collection of 18 mounted original photographs depicting views of Istanbul and the surrounding area. Vintage. Albumen prints. Istanbul, circa 1870. Size: 20 x 26 cm. Mounted on heavy cardstock (24 x 32 cm).
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Turkey - Abdullah Frères. Collection of 18 mounted original photographs depicting views of Istanbul and the surrounding area. Vintage. Albumen prints. Istanbul, circa 1870. Size: 20 x 26 cm. Mounted on heavy cardstock (24 x 32 cm). Özendes, p. 136ff. — The Armenians Hovsep, Vicen, and Kevork Abdullah operated a photography studio in Istanbul and were appointed court photographers to the Ottoman Sultan Abd al-Hamid II in 1862; he commissioned them to create a comprehensive photographic documentation of his entire empire. The following plate numbers are available (some with captions): 81 (Exterior of the Shah-zado Mosque), 83 (Sultan Ahmed Mosque), 90 (Fountain in the Courtyard of Süleymaniye), 213, 231 (Scutari Cemetery), 283 (Aivan Serai), 347, 348 (Dolmabahçe Palace), 487 (Princes’ Islands), 524 (Ro mél’Hissar), 554, 565, 663 (Yéni-Djami Mosque), 691, 702, 770, 801, 837. - Cardboard mounts are stained and slightly browned in places; photographs are somewhat faded. - Includes: Gülmez Frères. Collection of 8 mounted original photographs depicting views of Istanbul and the surrounding area. Vintage. Albumen prints. Istanbul, circa 1890. Size: 20 x 28 cm. Mounted on heavy cardstock (24 x 32 cm). - Four of these are inscribed on the image: “Geulmez (Gülmez) frères.” - Views with negative numbers: 75 (Panorama of the Bosporus), 88 (Sultan Bayazid Mosque), 95 (Buyuk Dèrè Quay); 5 additional photographs without numbers or labels, including the right half of a panoramic shot. Cardboard is stained and slightly browned in places; photographs are somewhat faded. #
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