Lot 40: A PHOTOGRAPHIC TRAVEL ALBUM OF SPAIN, NORTH AFRICA, SICILY, AND TURKEY, OTTOMAN, CIRCA 1880-1890.

A nineteenth-century photographic travel album in a quarto-sized volume. The album is bound in full black pebbled leather featuring triple gilt-ruled borders on the boards. It contains a collection of mounted albumen prints documenting architectural landmarks and landscapes across Spain, North Africa, Sicily, and Turkey. Notable Spanish subjects include the Alhambra in Granada, the Cathedral of Burgos, the Great Mosque of Cordoba, and the Monastery of El Escorial, the latter of which is accompanied by a printed floor plan. North African views include Tangier, Algiers, and the gorge of Constantine. Sicilian subjects feature the Cappella Palatina in Palermo, while the Turkish section includes panoramic views of Constantinople. Several prints bear contemporary captions and studio credits in the negative, identifying prominent photographers of the era including J. Laurent y Cia (Madrid), Garzón, CAMINO, and J. E. Puig (Barcelona). Specific captions visible on the prints include: Burgos.-Catedral.-Medallón núm. 2 – Catedral; Burgos.-Catedral.-Detalle de la sillería del coro.; Granada. 113. Patio de los Leones (Alhambra.) CAMINO. Es propiedad.; N.º 227. Alhambra. Sala del Tribunal de justicia. Garzón, fotógrafo.; N.º 85. GRANADA Exterior de la Capilla Real. Garzón, fotógrafo.; CORDOBA 307 bis Vista interior de la Mezquita ó Catedral. J. Laurent y Cia Madrid; N.º 34. Calle Cementerio antiguo. J. E. Puig. Escudillers, 89.; and CAPPELLA PALATINA – INTERNO. The prints are mounted on thick card pages. 

39 x 30cm