French Colonial Landscapes, Towns and Industries Portfolio

Description

Colonial Portfolio depicting the landscapes, towns and industries of French possessions and dependencies as well as countries which, although not actually under French protectorate, are nevertheless part of colonial France through customs, traditions and language. 33 x 27 cm, photographs by John L. Stoddard. 12 complete fascicles, 192 pages total. Green paper covers sometimes detached or split at spine; traces of water staining on outer text margins, otherwise good condition. Complete set housed in red cloth cardboard case decorated with composition signed A. Souze, binding signed Magnier, closed with laces. Case in poor condition with rubbed edges and damaged head cap. Published by The Werner Company of Chicago, 1895. Content includes photographic documentation of Papuan subjects, Montreal, Hanoi Racecourse, Coromandel Coast bamboos, Streets of Old Algiers, Montreal under snow, Cairo street scenes, and rack railways among other colonial subjects.