With the first European researchers and travelers, the pioneers of photography also set out to discover Egypt in the mid-19th century. Driven by curiosity, a spirit of technical experimentation, and not least the prospect of commercial gain, they tested the sensational new imaging technique in the land of the Nile. They were followed by a growing stream of European tourists and renowned professional photographers who settled in the major centers of Port Said, Cairo, and Luxor. There, they offered images of the land and its people in their studios, which customers could purchase in complete albums or as individual photographs, allowing them to arrange personal collections as mementos of the places they visited. A particularly beautiful example of such individual image sequences is an album created by a German.