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View at Karnac from the granite pylon, 1857

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30214B/2

Scope and Contents

227 x 156 mm. A view looking from the granite pylon over the tumbled ruins of Karnac towards two distant obelisks (?obelisks of Thut-mose I and Queen Hat-shepsut).

Dates

  • Creation: 1857

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Fair condition, some fading in from edges.

Related Materials

A further view of the ruins of Karnac, and a close up of an obelisk, can be found at Y30214A/27.

General

WS.

Originator(s)

Frith, Francis, 1822-1898, photographer

Finding aid date

2004-07-02 11:45:21+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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