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The Largest of the Cedars, Mount Lebanon

published 1862
19th century
162 x 229 mm (6.4 x 9 in.)

Francis Frith, British (English), (1822–1898)

Object Type: photograph

Medium and Support: Albumen print on photographic paper mounted on medium-weight off-white wove paper as sewn leaf in bound volume

Series: from Sinai and Palestine

Edition: As published in the album "Sinai and Palestine" (London: William Mackenzie), 1862

Marks: Printed on mount: “THE LARGEST OF THE CEDARS, Mount Lebanon.”; inscribed in pencil, lower left corner: “74”; inscribed on negative in image, lower left corner: “Frith P146”

Provenance / Collectors' Marks: Collector’s stamp of Weston J. Naef in red on verso of the volume’s title page

Bibliography: Douglas R. Nickel, Francis Frith in Egypt and Palestine: A Victorian Photographer Abroad (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2004).

Credit Line: Gift of Weston and Mary Naef in honor of Ella Dawes Naef, class of 2002, 2009

Accession Number: 2009.16.27

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landscapes (representations)*, travel photography, trees

landscapes (representations) - Use for creative works that depict outdoor scenes where the picture is dominated by the configuration, visual and aesthetic, of the land, bodies of water, and natural elements. When the ocean or other large body of water dominates the picture, use "seascapes." For images that are more documentary than creative, prefer "views" or "topographical views." For actual areas of land having certain notable characteristics, use "landscapes (environments)." [January 1993 scope note added; related term added. April 1991 descriptor moved; lead-in term added; descriptor changed, was "landscapes"; alternate term changed, was 'landscape'.]
travel photography
trees

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image Dimensions: 162 x 229 mm (6.4 x 9 in.)

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Francis Frith, British (English), (1822–1898) . The Largest of the Cedars, Mount Lebanon, published 1862. From Sinai and Palestine. Albumen print on photographic paper mounted on medium-weight off-white wove paper as sewn leaf in bound volume. image : 162 x 229 mm (6.4 x 9 in.). Mount (album sheet) : 318 x 437 mm (12.5 x 17.2 in.). DAC accession number 2009.16.27. Gift of Weston and Mary Naef in honor of Ella Dawes Naef, class of 2002, 2009.

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