Subject: Mosques / Level: [40] File - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: Wf1/4620(1)
Title:: Cairo, from the Citadel, and Mosque of the Sultan Hassan. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:: Inscription: Signed 'Frith E. No. 84' in the negative; also inscribed 'No. 11.' Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View from the Citadel, looking westwards towards the Mosque of Sultan Hasan: 'The principal object is the great Mosque of the Sultan Hasan. Between this and the buildings in t...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1857
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Wf1/4620(3)
Title:: Cairo, tombs in the Southern Cemetery, second view. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:: Inscription: Signed 'Frith E. No. 80' in the negative. Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View of domed tombs and smaller graves in the cemetery: 'The sepulchral mosques and burial-ground in this view are included in another photograph, as is also the dome on the right, and the minaret beh...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1857
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Wf1/4620(4)
Title:: Street view in Cairo. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:: Inscription: Signed 'Frith E. No. 81' in the negative, and 'Frith. Photo. 1857' on mount. Genre: Urban Topographical Photography 'Without any especial object of historical interest, the accompanying view is exceedingly instructive, as illustrative of the picturesque ruins of Cairo. With the e...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1857
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Wf1/4620(5)
Title:: The Mosque of the Sultan Barkook, Eastern Cemetery, Cairo. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:: Inscription: Signed 'Frith 148' in the negative. Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the Mosque of Barkuk, with figures posed (on foot and on horseback) around the domed tomb in the foreground.
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1857
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Wf1/4620(6)
Title:: Tomb under the Gebel Mukattam, Cairo. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:: Inscription: Signed 'Frith E. No. 78' in the negative. Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View of the ruined domed tomb, with the Citadel and Mosque of Muhammad Ali in the background: 'the Citadel of Cairo forms a bold mass in the background, crowned by the modern Turkish Mosque of Mohamma...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1857
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Wf1/4620(9)
Title:: View of Boolak [Bulaq, Cairo]. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:: Inscription: Signed 'Frith. Photo.' on mount beneath print. Genre: Urban Topographical Photography 'Concealed behind the mound in the foreground of this view is one of the entrances to Boolak from Cairo, of which city it is the principal port. The only mosque in this view is of modern date, as...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1857
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Wf1/4621(1)
Title:: Church of the Ascension, Mount of Olives. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:: Inscription: Signed 'Frith 193' in the negative. Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along the hillside towards the minaret of the Mosque of the Ascension: 'The view is taken from the western slope of the mount, at some distance above the valley. Before us is a small Arab village around ...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1857
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Wf1/4621(3)
Title:: The Mosque of Omar, etc., Jerusalem. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:: Inscription: Signed 'Frith P. 108' in the negative. Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along the city wall towards the Dome of the Rock (Qubbat al-Sakhra), with the Minaret of the Chain to the left.
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1857
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Wf1/4621(4)
Title:: Pool of Bethseda, the Mosque of Omar, etc., Jerusalem. From the city walls. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography 'This view is taken from a point upon the walls very near to St Stephen's Gate. It embraces the deep wall of the Pool of Bethseda, the Mosques of Omar [Dome of the Rock] and Aksa, the minaret from which the muezzin, or call to prayers, is proclaimed, and (on the...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1857
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Wf1/4622(19)
Title:: Doum palm, and ruined mosque, near Philae. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:: Genre: Landscape Photography View from below, looking towards the mosque, with figures seated in the shade beneath a clump of palms in the foreground: 'With reference to my picture I may observe, that the ruin is that of an old mosque, near the Island of Philae, and perhaps almost the only vest...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1857
Extent:: 1 item

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