Colombia and Egypt--A collection of eleven photographs

11 albumen prints (160 x 210mm., or the reverse) of views around Bogotá, captioned in ink on the mount, 5 albumen prints (210 x 255mm., or the reverse) of views in and around Cairo (one signed by P. Sebah in the negative), all mounted recto and verso on 5 large sheets of card (345 x 455mm.), some fading, the photographs of Colombia with some wear and tears, cockled on the mount, and one with adhesive on the image

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The early photographs of Colombia are rare.