Historically Significant Collection of Twenty-Two Original Gelatin Silver Amateur Photographs of Egypt, Taken by European Travellers and Showing Philae Temple, Nile's First Cataract and Nearby Shellal Village before the Construction of the Aswan Low Dam in 1902, not Fully Excavated Karnak and Luxor Temples, Inundated Colossi of Memnon, Tombs of the Theban Necropolis, Portraits of a Bichari Boy, a Egyptian Girl and Her Grandmother from Thebes, the Travellers in a Egyptian Hotel Garden, &c. Ca. 1890s.
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Seller: Globus Rare Books & Archives, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.Globus Rare Books & Archives
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Twenty-two loose original gelatin silver photos, from ca. 18x23 cm (7x9 in) to ca. 14x19,5 cm (5 ½ x 7 ¾ in). At least sixteen photos with period pencil numbers on verso; eighteen with pencil captions on verso. One photo is attached to a period album leaf. All but one photo with remnants of an old mount on verso, several with minor creases on corners, one photo with a loss of one corner, a few photos mildly faded, but overall a very good collection of interesting photos. Interesting collection of original gelatin silver amateur photos of Egypt, taken by European travellers (likely, French) in the late 19th century. The collection includes a series of views of the Philae Temple and its environs, dating to before the island of Philae was flooded by the construction of the Aswan Low Dam in 1902. The photos show the island and the temple from the distance across the Nile River, as well as closer views of the Trajan's Kiosk, the Second Pylon, the Mammisi building and the colonnade; two excellent photos of the Nile's First Cataract (submerged after the construction of the Aswan Low Dam), and three views of the "Chellal" (Shellal) village south of Philae Island, where the trips to the temple departed from (tourist boats docked at the Nile bank, travellers on donkeys in the village). Other images show the Karnak Temple (Great Hypostyle Hall, Egyptian guides posing next to the partly-excavated ram sculptures of the Ram's Road, interior of the Third or Fourth Pylon), statue of Ramses II in the partly-excavated courtyard of the Luxor Temple, the entrances to the tombs of the Theban Necropolis, flooded "Colosses de Memnon pendant l'inondation," and two ancient Egyptian bas-reliefs: the first from the Ramses III's mortuary temple in Medinet Habu shows the pharaoh hunting wild bulls, the second depicts a pharaoh bringing sacrifice to god Amun-Ra. There are also portraits of a Bichari boy from Aswan, "Zénobia at sa grand-mére (Thébes)" and two scenes with the travellers posing in an Egyptian garden (possibly, of the "Shepheard's Hotel" in Cairo). Overall, an interesting collection of early amateur photographs depicting the Philae and other Egyptian temples before the major excavations and relocations that occurred in the 20th century.…
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- Title
- Historically Significant Collection of Twenty-Two Original Gelatin Silver Amateur Photographs of Egypt, Taken by European Travellers and Showing Philae Temple, Nile's First Cataract and Nearby Shellal Village before the Construction of the Aswan Low Dam in 1902, not Fully Excavated Karnak and Luxor Temples, Inundated Colossi of Memnon, Tombs of the Theban Necropolis, Portraits of a Bichari Boy, a Egyptian Girl and Her Grandmother from Thebes, the Travellers in a Egyptian Hotel Garden, &c. Ca. 1890s.
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- EGYPT
- Publication year
- 1890
- Condition
- None
- Binding
- None
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Globus Books is an independent San Francisco-based bookshop and a member of the American Booksellers’ Association and the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America and has been in business since 1971. It was opened originally by Vladimir Azar as a shop for the Russian emigre public of the Bay Area. A small press operated there in the 1970s under the same name in the same building. Now, 50+ years in business, the shop still occupies the same premises with continued success. Globus Rare Books and Archives is the department within Globus Books that specializes in rare travel and exploration related items from around the world with an emphasis on the Americas, the Pacific and Russian explorers and travellers. Our goal is to seek out and offer rare and unique antiquarian items, including rare books, photographs, photo-albums, watercolors, drawings, manuscripts, archives, maps and prints. Our team has many decades of experience helping to build many institutional and private collections across the USA and the world and we have seen and handled many important antiquarian items and collections. We issue monthly catalogues with the newest acquisitions available for our subscribers. We participate in many US and International antiquarian book fairs. Follow us on social media to receive the latest news and offers. You can browse our collections in person during the shop’s opening hours by appointment : Tuesday to Sunday, 11 to 5.…
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