Louis Vignes views and panoramas of Beirut and the ruins of Palmyra
Dates:
1864
Number:
2015.R.15
Creator/Collector:
Vignes, Louis,
1831-1896
Extent:
47 photographic prints
(2 boxes)
Abstract:
The collection of 47 photographs
contains views of the city of Beirut, Lebanon and the ruins of the ancient city of Palmyra
and the town of Al-Rastan in Syria, taken by Louis Vignes in 1864 when he accompanied Honoré
Théodoric d'Albert, duc de Luynes, on his expedition to the Dead Sea region. They represent
the earliest photographs of the remains of Roman Palmyra and are also among the earliest
photographs of Beirut.
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Repository:
The Getty Research Institute Special Collections 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100 Los Angeles 90049-1688 reference@getty.edu URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10020/askref (310) 440-7390
