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31. 1786.b.33, 1(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
1786.b.33, 1(8)
Title:
Minieh. Photographer: Douglas, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along the riverbank at El Minya towards the village, with a local boat beached in the foreground: 'An Arab village on the west bank of the river, about 160 miles above Cairo, is chiefly remarkable for its extensive sugar factory and refinery.'
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860-1861
Extent:
1 item

32. 1786.b.33, 1(31)

Reference (shelfmark):
1786.b.33, 1(31)
Title:
Luxor. Photographer: Douglas, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Archaeological Photography View looking across the river from the west, towards the Temple of Amun-Kamutef on the far bank, surrounded by modern buildings and with boats moored at the riverbank. Douglas' commentary bemoans the condition of the site at this time, for which later Egyptian ...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860-1861
Extent:
1 item

33. 1786.b.33, 1(41)

Reference (shelfmark):
1786.b.33, 1(41)
Title:
Esné [Isna]. Photographer: Douglas, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along the Nile riverbank at Isna (or Esna), with a local boat moored in the foreground: 'It possesses a tolerably well supplied bazaar. It is however principally interesting to the traveller from it Temple, and from the remains of the massive and extens...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860-1861
Extent:
1 item

34. 1786.b.33, 2(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
1786.b.33, 2(2)
Title:
Assouan. (The ancient Syene.) Photographer: Douglas, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along the riverbank at Aswan towards the mooring place, where are a number of local lateen-rigged craft are berthed.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860-1861
Extent:
1 item

35. 1786.b.33, 2(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
1786.b.33, 2(6)
Title:
Landing place at El Shellal. Photographer: Douglas, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking across the river towards lateen-rigged local craft moored along the bank at el-Shellal: 'It will be seen in the plate that the boats represented are not Dahabiehs or traveller's boats, but ordinary Canjias, and that they have their yards rigged in read...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860-1861
Extent:
1 item

36. 1786.b.33, 2(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
1786.b.33, 2(7)
Title:
Canjia. Photographer: Douglas, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View of a large decked local boat beached beside the Nile, with unidentified buildings beyond. Possibly photographed at el-Shellal.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860-1861
Extent:
1 item

37. 1786.b.33, 2(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
1786.b.33, 2(9)
Title:
Philae. (Dahabiehs — at the landing place, under the Hypaethral Temple.) Photographer: Douglas, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking across the channel towards the south-east corner of the island, with boats moored at the landing place on the right, and the hypaethral temple known as the Kiosk of Trajan on the left. Part of the pylon of the Temple of Isis is visible in the background...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860-1861
Extent:
1 item

38. 1786.b.33, 2(29)

Reference (shelfmark):
1786.b.33, 2(29)
Title:
Ibreem. Photographer: Douglas, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View across the Nile at Qasr Ibrim, looking towards the cliff rising from the far bank, where a dahabieh is moored: 'Ibreem is a rugged rocky hill about 600 feet high, which encroaches upon and literally overhangs the river. Its base on all sides is literally honeyc...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1861
Extent:
1 item

39. 1787.d.7, 1(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
1787.d.7, 1(3)
Title:
Hong-Kong Harbour. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events View from the waterfront looking out across the harbour towards H.M.S. 'Galatea,' 'taken when the Duke of Edinburgh visited Hong-Kong in 1869. H. M. S. Galatea is seen at anchor off Peddar's Wharf...'
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1869
Extent:
1 item

40. 1787.d.7, 1(14)

Reference (shelfmark):
1787.d.7, 1(14)
Title:
A Canton junk. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View from the riverbank of a junk under sail: 'The vessel under sail on the left of the photograph is a coasting trader of Kwan-tung build, and may be regarded as one of the clipper fleet of Southern China. It looks heavy and unhandy, but it will make good sailing w...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870-1872
Extent:
1 item

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