I am assuming ‘Haarem de Mauret’ would translate as Mauret’s Harem, though I’m not sure if Mauret is a placename or personal name. A google search on the full phrase does not return any results, nor could Yahoo do any better. The name Mauret is found as a placename in France, but the bedouin costume of the gent in the picture would look rather out-of-place in France. Also, since the photographer was known to operate in the Ottoman Empire (Turkey and surrounding area), it seems more likely the image is from that area. The caption is French, as the photographer was of French ancestry, so he probably transcribed the name as he thought it should be spelled — which means it could be very different in Arabic. Wherever it is, this is a fantastic building, with intricately worked walls, griffins, lions, twining plants and rosettes.

This is another photograph attributed to Tancréde R Dumas, but unlike our previous example (Snake Charmer), this one probably was actually taken by Dumas. He has signed it over a rock in the foreground, and the subject matter suggests it may have been from the Ottoman Empire where he was working. The image dates from 1876.