Cairo to Constantinople
Subtitle: Francis Bedford's Photographs of the Middle East
By: Sophie Gordon ; introduction by John McCarthy, with contributions from Badr El Hage and Alessandro Nasini
Contributors: Gordon, Sophie; McCarthy, John; Ḥājj, Badr; Nasini, Alessandro
Publisher: Royal Collection Trust
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9781905686186
Subjects: Travel; Pictorial works; History
Description: "In the spring of 1862, Queen Victoria commissioned the leading British photographer Francis Bedford to accompany her son and heir, the future King Edward VII, on an ambitious journey across the Middle East. This beautifully illustrated book traces their tour throughout Egypt, Palestine, Turkey, and Greece alongside excerpts from Prince Edward’s diary and other newly discovered archival material, published here for the first time. Over the course of several months, Bedford produced more than two hundred negatives, including images of architecture and stunning landscapes, from a breathtaking view of the Garden of Gethsemane to shots of the Great Pyramid and the Sphinx. He was the first Christian granted permission to photograph sacred sites in Jerusalem. Bedford also captured many photographs of the people he encountered on the tour, both locals and members of the royal party. Cairo to Constantinople is the first book to focus on the photographs taken during Prince Edward’s travels in the Middle East. Taken during a time of great change in the area...."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-251) and index.