Lat. 81 44' N. Seam of coal, 25 feet thick, near the 'Discovery's' winter quarters. The smooth face of the rock is pure coal. [Discovery Harbour, Ellesmere Island.] Photographer: Mitchell, Thomas
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Inscription: Signed 'T. M. No. 62' in the negative. Genre: Landscape Photography Faded print.
View from the summit of Jebel Serbál, looking N.E. Photographer: McDonald, James
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Genre: Landscape Photography View across the massif, with an Arab figure seated atop the curiously formed boulders in the foreground. Considerable fading in print highlights.
Wady Serábit el Khádim. Photographer: McDonald, James
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Genre: Landscape Photography View along the dry bed of the wadi towards a sheer cliff face. For another copy of this photograph, see duplicate set at shelfmark 1787.d.13.
Mines at Serábit el Khádim. Photographer: McDonald, James
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Genre: Archaeological Photography View looking across the barren and eroded landscape at the site of the ancient Egyptian mines, with an Arab group posed in the foreground. For another copy of this photograph, see duplicate set at shelfmark 1787.d.13.
Summit of Jebel Músá from Jebel ed Deir. Photographer: McDonald, James
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Genre: Landscape Photography View looking across towards Gebel Musa, with the following landmarks identified on the mount beneath the print: Pasha's Road, summit, cypress tree (distant on the skyline, and also seen in prints 32-33). For another copy of this photograph, see duplicate set at she...