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4032 - Du Camp, Maxime
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Du Camp, Maxime Karnak: South Propylon and Obelisks. 1850. 2 salted-paper prints from paper negatives, printed in 1852, mounted on 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 bears the printed text “THEBES,” “Maxime Du Camp,” “Gide et Baudry, Editeurs,” and “Imprimerie Photographique de Blanquart-Evrard, à Lille”; captioned “PALAIS DE KARNAK. SOUTHERN PROPYLAEUM.", pl. 30, and "PALAIS DE KARNAK. THE OBELISKS.", pl. 44. Taken during Du Camp’s archaeological mission of 1849–51, these plates are part of *Égypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie*, the first photographically illustrated book published in France. The numbered views of Karnak present the temple complex as a systematic visual survey, with each plate documenting a distinct element of its ancient architecture. Printed as salted-paper positives from paper negatives at Blanquart-Évrard’s photographic press, they transformed Du Camp’s expeditionary photographs into a reproducible published edition rather than individual travel images. – Sheets with scattered foxing, soiling, handling creases, and edge wear; plate 30 has a creased and chipped upper-left corner; plate 44 has water stains and a pronounced waterline on the reverse. Prints show light surface marks and slight fading; otherwise, they are strong tonal prints.
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