Dasht-e Lut (the salt Lut Desert), Persia, Late 19th Century
Original glass lantern slide
83 mm x 83 mm
A glass lantern slide titled 'Salt Desert' numbered 91 produced by Newton & Co which formed part of a series titled 'Persia' which consisted of 103 glass slides. The photographs...
A glass lantern slide titled "Salt Desert" numbered 91 produced by Newton & Co which formed part of a series titled "Persia" which consisted of 103 glass slides. The photographs were attributed to Reverend C. H. Stileman. However, a number were taken by other photographers, such as Antoin Sevruguin and Ernest Hoeltzer. Reverend C. H. Stileman went on to become the Anglican Bishop of Persia in 1912.
Publications
Newton & Co catalogue of lantern slides, part II, 1911/1912
The image is reproduced on page 9 of Volume IV of “Du Khorassan au pays des Backhtiaris: trois mois de voyage en Perse” by Henry-Rene D’Allemagne published in 1911 by Hachette, Paris, France. The image is titled "Le Desert Sale".