Zangaki, fl. 1880-1899 ( photographer)
Dates
- Existence: fl. 1880 - 1899
Biography
Zangaki was a commercial photographer active in Egypt in the 1880s and 1890s. Zangaki specialized in views of the Nile, the Pyramids and other antiquities, Cairo scenes and ethnic groups.
Sources:
Typescript copy of 'Index to Photographers'.
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Campement de Tereplain [Terre-Plein] a Suez, 1880 - 1889
281 x 224 mm. Showing the landing place, jetty and buildings, with ships moored or at anchor at the left. Terre-Plein stands on an artificial island SE of Suez which was created during the construction of the canal and connected to Suez by a 50 feet wide stone pier. Photograph by Zangaki.
Entrée du Canal à Port-Said, 1888 - 1889
270 x 218 mm. A view looking down from a roof top, showing quayside buildings and wharfs, ships moored at the entrance to the canal and the open sea on the horizon. No. 48 in a series of photographs by Zangaki.
Panorama de Suez [rest of title faded], 1880 - 1889
287 x 223 mm. A view looking over an open square towards the houses of the town and distant hills. Photograph by Zangaki.
Suez Canal, 1888 - 1889
280 x 219 mm. A poor photograph, with a double image through movement during exposure or printing. A view looking along the canal, with a three-masted steamer approaching from the right.
Troopship-passing station-Suez Canal, 1888 - 1889
280 x 218 mm. A view looking along the canal with ships moored on the far bank, and a troopship steaming up the canal. The station is the cluster of bungalows, with a flagstaff, on the far bank-presumably military garrisons, or stopping-off places on the journey (descendants of Waghorn’s stations on the overland route from Cairo to Suez?)
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