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1860 – The earliest photographs of Mount Athos 1853

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In 1853 photographer Ernest de Caranza and artist Emile Charles Labbé (probably both sitting next to the ship in the harbour of Pantocratoros)) visited Mount Athos and made a series of photographs to make an album compromising 87 salt prints flush-mounted to card. simonospetras-1853
Travel notes and letters suggest that the trip was allowed by Sutlan Abdulmecit I and that the album was intended  to Empereur Napoléon III. esfigmenou-1853
Esfigmenou
The existence of these photgraphs was known but they were kept by a family. Now they are public and it is quite a discovery. The collection was sold in different lots by Sotheby’s november 2016. detail-vatopedi-academy
Historically it is a very interesting set of photograph. Here Vatopedi wth the ruins of the academy on the hill.arsanas
The same ship as in the first photo in the arsanas of Pantocratoros
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The arsanas of Lavra (Mandraki) on photo and negative.
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There is a whole serie of photographs of Konaki in Karyes. 1853-monastery
Sografou
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Lavra
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Probably Koutloumousiou
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Iviron
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Xiropotamou
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Dionysiou

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The entrance of Vatopedi

Herman Voogd



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