Rediscovery of photographs taken on St Helena during the Sec - Lot 325

Lot n° 325
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Rediscovery of photographs taken on St Helena during the Sec - Lot 325
Rediscovery of photographs taken on St Helena during the Second Empire Set of five matted albumin prints. Circa 1870. On versos of four prints, handwritten captions in pencil: Vue générale du Tombeau de Napoléon Ier, Tombeau de l'Empereur, "Longwood House" - the House of Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte and vue de Sainte-Hélène. Print sizes 9.4 x 5.5 cm, 13.6 x 10 cm, 19.6 x 14.2 cm, 20.3 x 14 cm and 20.6 x 14 cm. Some very slight creases on some visuals. History : -In the 19th century and up to the end of the Second Empire, the island of St. Helena was an important point of passage for maritime trade, as can be seen in the general view of the Port. The opening of the Suez Canal and then the Panama Canal gave the Emperor Napoleon I's final resting place the calm it enjoys today.
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