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Reference (shelfmark):: 1899.l.15(7)
Title:: The Pyramids of Sakkarah, from the north-east. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:: Inscription: Signed and dated 'Frith 1858' in the negative. Genre: Architectural Photography General view, looking across the sands towards the step-pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara, with the small, ruinous Userkaf Pyramid in the foreground. With two figures reclining on the sand on the near foreg...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1858
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: 1899.l.15(8)
Title:: The Temple of El-Karnak, from the south-east. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards the ruins of the hypostyle hall of the Temple of Amun-Ra, with a fallen obelisk and Arab figures posed beside a donkey in the foreground. A camera on a tripod can be seen on the extreme left of the photograph: 'The present view embraces some...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1857
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: 1899.l.15(9)
Title:: The Mosque of Kaitbey [Cairo]. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:: Inscription: Signed and dated 'Frith 1858' in the negative. Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the mosuqe and madrassa of Qait Bey.
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1858
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: 1899.l.15(10)
Title:: The Hypaethral Temple, Philae. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography View from the water's edge, looking up towards the hypaethral (open-roofed) structure known as the Kiosk of Hadrian, on the east side of the island of Philae, with a boat drawn up on the beach prominent in the foreground: 'The view is taken from beneath the Hypa...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1857
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: 1899.l.15(11)
Title:: Cairo, from the Citadel, with the Mosque of Sultan Hasan. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography View looking down onto the square, with the Mosque of Sultan Hassan beyond: 'The principal object is the great Mosque of Sultan Hasan. Between this and the buildings in the foreground, upon the roofs and numerous ventilators of which we look down, is the extensi...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1857
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: 1899.l.15(12)
Title:: The Pyramids of El-Geezeh, from the south-west. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:: Inscription: Signed and dated 'Frith 1858' in the negative. Genre: Architectural Photography General view looking across the desert towards the pyramids, with figures and a horse on the gravel in the foreground. On the left, nearest the camera, is the Pyramid of Menkaura and the row of the Que...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1858
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: 1899.l.15(13)
Title:: Cairo, from the Citadel (second view). Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:: Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking over the rooftops of the city towards the Nile in the distance, with a large, flat-roofed group of houses in the foreground, with ventilation shafts to direct air into the interiors: 'This photograph is taken from the summit of the Citadel, a ...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1857
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: 1899.l.15(15)
Title:: Street view in Cairo. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:: Inscription: Signed and dated 'Frith 1858' in the negative. Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View along a Cairo street: 'Without any special object of historical interest, the accompanying view is extremely instructive, as illustrative of the picturesque ruins of Cairo. With the exceptio...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1858
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: 1899.l.15(18)
Title:: The Rameseum of El-Kurneh, Thebes (second view). Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards the Osirid pillars of the second court of the Ramesseum, the mortuary temple of Rameses II at Thebes: 'This view of the Rameseum of El-Kurneh is taken from a direction opposite to that of the previous one [print 4]: the spectator stands with...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1857-1858
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: 4906.h.13(2)
Title:: Rev. J. Keble's birth-place. Photographer: Savage, William
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along the garden towards the house.
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1866
Extent:: 1 item

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