Some of the world's earliest photographs are about to go on exhibition - with pictures dating from over 200 years ago being shown for the first time.
More than 250 photographs taken in locations around the world will be included in the exhibition at the Louvre Abu Dhabi's show 'Photographs 1842 – 1896: An Early Album of the World'.
Among the photos are shots of landscapes and people that had previously only been painted or written about in travel journals.
The oldest photograph in the collection dates back to 1842, only three years after photography was invented in 1839.
Christine Barthe, Head of the Photographic Collections Heritage Unit, said: 'This exhibition offers, for the first time, a global history of photography, whose development in South America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia reveals a fascinating play of difference and similarity.
The exhibition will immerse visitors into a set of images of great beauty, fascinating stories and discoveries. I believe it will be full of surprises for visitors, who will not only discover the first evidences of the visual mapping of the world, but also question our fascination and our current dependence on photographic images.'
A portrait of Sir Pratab Singh with his entourage, taken in India in 1882. According to the museum, the portrait was made using a process called albumen print - which involved using egg whites to develop the picture. Unlike many 19th-century portraits from India, it was taken by a local photographer, Lala Deen Dayal
View of the Viceroy of Egypt's Palace. British occupation of Egypt ended with the deposition of the last khedive Abbas II on 5 November 1914 and the establishment of a British protectorate, with the installation of sultan Hussein Kamel on 19 December 1914
Portrait of three Mi'kmaq Women, Newfoundland, 1857. The Mi'kmaq are a First Nations people indigenous to Canada's Atlantic Provinces and the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec as well as the northeastern region of Maine. The nation has a population of about 170,000
A rare 19th-century image from Nepal, which was barely documented in the early era of photography. Nepal in the 19th century was part of the British Raj and was administered alongside India. The
