Carte de Visite Photograph of Unknown Man, by Pascal Sebah, Constantinople

“Constantinople - Feb. 4. 1864” CDV by Pascal Sebah. 1864 Civil War Period, Carte de Visite Photograph of Unknown Man, by Pascal Sebah, Constantinople, Choice Crisp Extremely Fine.. Carte de Visite Photograph of an unknown man in standing pose, text below image reads, “P. SEBAH, PHOT.” Back stamp reads, “P. SEBAH PHOTOGRAPHE Grande Rue dePera, No. 232 vis-a-vis Le Paiais De France CONSTANTINOPLE”. Very nice.. Pascal Sebah (1823-1886) was a leading photographer in Constantinople, now the city of Istanbul. Constantinople, composed of many diverse peoples, was the capital of the Ottomon Empire and Sebah's career coincided with intense Western European interest in the "Orient," which was viewed as exotic and