Finding Aid for Views of Greece, Egypt and Constantinople, circa 1853-1857
Title:
Views of Greece, Egypt and Constantinople
Dates:
circa 1853-1857
Number:
2001.R.1
Creator/Collector:
Robertson, James, 1813-1888
Extent:
5.3 linear feet
(3 boxes)
Abstract:
The collection comprises sixty-nine photographs of Greece, Egypt and Constantinople attributed to the British photographer
James Robertson. The majority of these photographs record the ancient monuments of the city of Athens. The remainder document
a small number of ancient Greek sites outside Athens, as well as various architectural monuments in Constantinople. Photographs
of one ancient and one Islamic monument in Egypt are also included.
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Language:
Collection material is in
English
Repository:
The Getty Research Institute Special Collections 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100 Los Angeles, California, 90049-1688 (310) 440-7390
