Some of the oldest photos you will ever see

In the spring of 1842, a wealthy scholar and artist called Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey embarked on a grand tour of the Eastern Mediterranean. With the use of his camera, a technology that had been released to the public just three years before, he documented the local sites and people, and created a collection of photos that in many cases are the earliest to survive of the countries depicted. In this video, we’ll use Girault de Prangey’s collection of photographs to retrace his journey, and discover the world of the Eastern Mediterranean as it looked almost two hundred years ago. → MUSIC Piano Concerto no. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 - II. Romanze - Frédéric Chopin By “Zuzana Šimurdová” () Nocturne in B major, Op. 9 no. 3 - Frédéric Chopin By “Xuan He” () Unterm Balcon Serenade, Op. 78 - Richard Wüerst By “Steve's Bedroom Band” () Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 49 No. 2 - II. Tempo di menuetto - Ludwig van Beethoven By “Paul Pitman” () String Quintet No.2, - II. Moderato - Ernst Naumann By “Steve's Bedroom Band” () Violin Concerto, WoO 15 - II. Adagio - Felix Draeseke By “Julia Röntz - Wolfgang Müller-Steinbach” () String Quartet No.2, - III. Andante molto moderato - Karl Nawrátil By “Steve's Bedroom Band” ()