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Louis De Clercq — Kalatt-El-Athlit, Côté de la Terre
Louis De Clercq

Kalatt-El-Athlit, Côté de la Terre

1860

Captured during one of the earliest photographic expeditions to the Holy Land, this albumen print documents the ancient Crusader castle of Atlit with the precise detail that made De Clercq's archaeological photography groundbreaking.

Medium
Albumen print

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