German Traveller‘s Album Egypt in 1925
Leather-bound album with a total of 209 photos on 63 pages
Order No.: PHO_ZS
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Price: 3 600 € (excl. VAT)
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This well preserved heavy leather-bound album comprises 63 pages with on average three photographs per page and documents a German traveller‘s journey to Egypt in 1925. The album, entirely and meticuously captioned in German, offers a rich visual account of Cairo and the great pharaonic sites along the Nile.
A large number of views are devoted to Cairo, including animated street scenes, mosques and bazaars, river views, and panoramic prospects that vividly convey the atmosphere of the Egyptian capital in the mid-1920s. The photographer shows a good sense for architectural detail and urban life, balancing monumental vistas with intimate observations.
Further sections of the album lead to Upper Egypt, with extensive photographs taken in Luxor and at the vast temple complex of Karnak. Columns, pylons and colossal statues are recorded with a clear documentary intention also capturing some ongoing excavation works even claiming a picture of Howard Carter, reflecting the enduring European fascination with ancient Egyptian civilisation.
A particular highlight of the collection is a series depicting the locks on the Nile, an unusual and technically interesting subject that distinguishes this album from more conventional travel souvenirs. These views of modern hydraulic engineering set against the landscape of the river provide a striking contrast between antiquity and modernity.
Overall, this well-maintained album represents an comprehensive photographic record of a Egyptian journey in 1925, uniting urban impressions, monumental antiquities, and rare infrastructural views.
The album is conservationally processed for archival purposes:
- Digital reproduction in high resolution (2-3 MB each)
- Cataloguing data available in Excel and pdf