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230 x 162 mm. A landscape view of the ruined mosque and its tower in the foreground, the Nile beyond and the Island of Philae in the distance. This view was taken near the village of Mishdd. In his commentary, Frith states: 'The picture being almost an instantaneous one, the waves or ripples upon the river re preserved, although perhaps somewhat at the expense of the deeper shadows.

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55 x 50 mm.

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55 x 50 mm.

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55 x 50 mm.

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55 x 50 mm.

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76 x 78 mm. A view looking along the river with steeply sloping hills beyond. The caption for this photograph was taken from another copy of the album, which is held by Northwestern University Library.

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164 x 115 mm. glossy print with two copies, 157 x 104 mm. and 162 x 100 mm.

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235 x 156 mm. A view looking across the Nile towards the riverwall and temples of Philae. Visible behind the wall are part of Pharaoh's Bed and the pylon gateways of the Great Temple.

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44 x 68 mm.

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The diary (300 pages) records regional sleeping sickness inspection tours and the mapping of the Nile-Congo boundary for the Sudanese Government. It includes considerable zoological notes, and descriptions of the terrain, missionary stations, and the African peoples that Christy encountered. In many entries, Christy has underlined key words in the text or written summaries in the margins.

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Diary and letters written by Christy during his work for the Sudanese Government.

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Photographs are numbered from left to right in vertical columns.

Scope and Contents 232 x 156 mm. A superb landscape showing the rounded forms of granite boulders in the foreground, the Nile beyond the buildings of Philae on the island in the background. Frith himself was well aware of the success of this viewpoint: 'This is one of the few views which a photograph can render without, perhaps, greatly distracting from its artistic frame. Everybody has sketched it - many clever artists have painted it - Murray has engraved it for his 'Guide', and now, in these later days,...

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226 x 155mm. A view looking south along the colonnade on the western side of the island which leads to the Great Temple, with the Nile beyond and the granite formations on the Island of Biggeh in the background.

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Physical Department papers nos 21 and 23 by H.E. Hurst, Controller of the Physical Department, Ministry of Public Works, Egypt, published by the Government Press, Cairo.

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52 x 76 mm. Men on the shorefront.

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139 x 87 mm.

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137 x 80 mm.

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84 x 59 mm.

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84 x 58 mm.

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86 x 57 mm.

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77 x 52 mm.

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139 x 78 mm.

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76 x 51 mm.

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110 x 65 mm. A view from the Nile, looking towards the opposite bank.