An album of albumen prints. This collection contains a series of views of destruction caused by the bombardment of the city on 11 July 1882 when the English fleet attempted to destroy Arabi Pasha's nationalist forces. The photographs are captioned in French on the photographs themselves.
Album souvenir d'Alexandrie: Ruines, 1882
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- ReferenceGB 115 RCS/Y3041A
- Dates of Creation1882
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish .
- Physical Description1 album(s) 50 images in 1 album
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
L. Fiorillo was a commercial photographer. In the 1870s he had a studio in Place Mehemet Ali, Alexandria. His 'cartes de visite' are praised in Murray, J. (1875), A handbook for travellers in Egypt, London: J. Murray. He contributed prints to Bonfils, F. (1894), Nazareth et ses environs, St Petersburg.
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Note
Includes index.
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Alternative Form Available
This collection is available on microfiche: Africa, fiche numbers 13-14.
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
The volume is buckled and fragile
Additional Information
This collection level description was entered by KS using information from the original typescript catalogue.
Fiorillo, L, fl 1870-1889, photographer