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Doum palm and ruined mosque, Philae, 1857

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30214B/28

Scope and Contents

229 x 164 mm. A pleasing composition looking up towards the ruined mosque and the rocky hillside from the bank of the Nile, with a clump of palms in the foreground.

Dates

  • Creation: 1857

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Fair condition, water staining along one edge.

Related Materials

Another view of this mosque taken from the hillside behind and looking towards Philae can be found at Y30214A/24.

General

WS.

Originator(s)

Frith, Francis, 1822-1898, photographer

Finding aid date

2004-07-06 11:14:34+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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