Bedford, Francis, 1816-1894,

Cities, citadels and sights of the Near East : Francis Bedford's nineteenth-century photographs of Egypt, the Levant, and Constantinople / text by Sophie Gordon and Badr El Hage - 154 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits ; 26 cm

"First published by the Royal Collection Trust in 2011 under the title Cairo to Constantinople : Francis Bedford's Photographs of the Middle East"--Title page verso. Dar el Kutub no. 2058/14

Includes bibliographical references (pages 153 -154).

In 1862 the leading British photographer Francis Bedford was commissioned by Queen Victoria to accompany her son and heir, the future King Edward VII, on an ambitious journey around the Middle East. This book documents that journey.

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Bedford, Francis, 1816-1894.
Bedford, Francis, 1816-1894 --Travel--Middle East.
Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910 --Travel--Middle East.


Great Britain--History--Edward VII, 1901-1910--Pictorial works.
Middle East--History--19th century--Pictorial works.
Middle East--Pictorial works.
Egypt--Description and travel.
Egypt--Pictorial works.

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