[1][2][3] In October 1839, Goupil-Fesquet sailed from the port of Marseille to Alexandria in Egypt on a photographic expedition.

These photographs were a revolution for the general public, who were unable to visit the famous sites themselves (only a very small percentage of the population were able to travel to foreign countries at that time).

[12]The sailing voyage ended in Alexandria, Egypt, from which the delegation continued to Cairo and farther south to take photographs of the Pyramids and various other sites.

[13][14] From Jerusalem the expedition continued to Acre, where Fesquet photographed the old city from its rooftops, the people staying there, and the Crusader fortress in the background.

There is no evidence of Goupil-Fesquet ever using a camera after that point, but he did publish a travel report: Voyage d'Horace Vernet en Orient, 2 volumes, Brussels, Société Typographique Belge, Ad.