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View of the Viceroy of Egypt’s Palace. Photo: Bibliothèque nationale de France Société de géographie
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Portrait of a Young Woman, Ethiopia, September 1885 – November 1888 by Jules Borelli (1852–1941). Photo: musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, Dist. RMN – Grand Palais / image musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac
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Portrait of Sir Pratab Singh, Maharajah of Orchla with his entourage, India, 1882. Photo: MNAAG, Paris, Dist. RMN – Grand Palais image Musée Guimet
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Malay Interor. Photo: musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, Dist. RMN – Grand Palais image musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac
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Bursa, Group of Workmen. Photo: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
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Album of photographs of the Philippines. Photo: musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, Dist. RMN – Grand Palais image musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac
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Portrait of a Persian Dignitary, Tehran, 1848. Photo: RMN – Grand Palais (Musée d’Orsay) Hervé Lewandowski
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Dead crocodile on a boat on the Nile, Egypt, 1852. Photo: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
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Portrait of three Mi’kmaq Women, Newfoundland, 1857. Photo: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
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A Street, Canton, China, 1870 – 1890. Lai Fong (c. 1839 – 1890). Aristotype print. Photo: musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, Dist. RMN – Grand Palais / image musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac
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A Tambo in the Mountains at a Height of 16,000 Feet, Andes Mountains, 1849. Attributed to Robert H. Vance (1825–1876). Full plate daguerreotype. Photo: musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, Dist. RMN – Grand Palais image musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac
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Emir Abd el-Kader. Photo: musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, Dist. RMN – Grand Palais image musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac
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Mostapha Ahmed (aged 21). Photo: musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, Dist. RMN – Grand Palais image musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac
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Native of Urcos. Scientific Expedition, Peru, 1864 by Émile Colpaërt (active 1858 – 1870). Photo: musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, Dist. RMN – Grand Palais / image musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac
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Portrait of a Woman, Madagascar. Photo: musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, Dist. RMN – Grand Palais image musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac
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View of the Viceroy of Egypt’s Palace. Photo: Bibliothèque nationale de France Société de géographie
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Portrait of a Young Woman, Ethiopia, September 1885 – November 1888 by Jules Borelli (1852–1941). Photo: musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, Dist. RMN – Grand Palais / image musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac
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Portrait of Sir Pratab Singh, Maharajah of Orchla with his entourage, India, 1882. Photo: MNAAG, Paris, Dist. RMN – Grand Palais image Musée Guimet
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Malay Interor. Photo: musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, Dist. RMN – Grand Palais image musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac
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Bursa, Group of Workmen. Photo: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
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Album of photographs of the Philippines. Photo: musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, Dist. RMN – Grand Palais image musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac
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Portrait of a Persian Dignitary, Tehran, 1848. Photo: RMN – Grand Palais (Musée d’Orsay) Hervé Lewandowski
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Dead crocodile on a boat on the Nile, Egypt, 1852. Photo: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
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Portrait of three Mi’kmaq Women, Newfoundland, 1857. Photo: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
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A Street, Canton, China, 1870 – 1890. Lai Fong (c. 1839 – 1890). Aristotype print. Photo: musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, Dist. RMN – Grand Palais / image musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac
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A Tambo in the Mountains at a Height of 16,000 Feet, Andes Mountains, 1849. Attributed to Robert H. Vance (1825–1876). Full plate daguerreotype. Photo: musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, Dist. RMN – Grand Palais image musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac
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Emir Abd el-Kader. Photo: musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, Dist. RMN – Grand Palais image musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac
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Mostapha Ahmed (aged 21). Photo: musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, Dist. RMN – Grand Palais image musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac
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Native of Urcos. Scientific Expedition, Peru, 1864 by Émile Colpaërt (active 1858 – 1870). Photo: musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, Dist. RMN – Grand Palais / image musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac
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Portrait of a Woman, Madagascar. Photo: musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, Dist. RMN – Grand Palais image musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac
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View of the Viceroy of Egypt’s Palace. Photo: Bibliothèque nationale de France Société de géographie
16 amazing photos that are among the oldest from the Middle East, the Philippines and India
They are part of the 250 or so images that will be featured in Louvre Abu Dhabi's first photo exhibition, starting April 25
Nyree McFarlane
31 March, 2019
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