
















































In 1856, Moulin undertook a photographic trip to Algeria, with a ton of equipment and a letter of introduction from the Minister of War that would allow him to move more easily in the regions controlled by the army. Despite technical difficulties related to variations in humidity, working outdoors and water quality, he managed to produce a rich documentation on Algeria and the Army of Africa. He returned to Europe in 1858 with a harvest of hundreds of images, representing landscapes, cities, archaeological sites as well as portraits of officers of the Arab offices and the Arab leaders who collaborated there. He published more than 400 of his photographs in a series of folio albums entitled L'Algérie photographiquee that he dedicated to Napoleon III and allowed him to become a quasi-official photographer who would follow Napoleon III during the inauguration of the port of Cherbourg in 1858.
Price on request