Untitled album of photographs relating to British military operations in Egypt in August and September 1882 : in particular the journey of the 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards and No. 1 Company from Dublin to Egypt.
Agius, Horatio,1844-1910,photographer.
Bonfils, Félix,1831-1885,photographer.
Sébah, Pascal,1823-1886,photographer.
An album of 58 miscellaneous albumen prints relating to the British army and navy in North Africa, in particular the 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards and No. 1 Company which travelled to Egypt in August 1882 from Dublin to take part in the British military occupation of the country. The British troops were sent in reaction to the perceived instability of the Egpytian government and to protect the interests of British investors in the country and to ensure control of the Suez canal. The album also contains photographs of Richmond Barracks, Dublin and views of Malta.
The album also contains lists of the names of the officers, non-commissioned officers and privates in the 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards and No. 1 Company.
The photographers are mostly unknown but the photographs of Malta are by Maltese photographer Horatio Agius and some of the views of Egypt are by Beirut-based French photographer Felix Bonfils and some are from the Cairo studio of Turkish photographer Pascal Sébah.
MacKinnon collection, jointly acquired with the National Galleries of Scotland, with assistance from the Scottish Government, National Lottery Heritage Fund and the Art Fund.
Title supplied by the cataloguer.
Great Britain. Army. Coldstream Guards