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21. 1786.b.33, 2(21)

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1786.b.33, 2(21)
Title:
Maharaka. (Temple.) Photographer: Douglas, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Archaeological Photography View looking towards the ruins of the temple at Miharrakah, with columns standing among piles of masonry, 'one of the most picturesque remains in Nubia, though never finished … There are no sculptures or paintings, a very rude representation of Isis, sitting un...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860-1861
Extent:
1 item

22. 1786.b.33, 2(22)

Reference (shelfmark):
1786.b.33, 2(22)
Title:
Sabooa. Photographer: Douglas, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Archaeological Photography View looking towards the half-buried inner pylon of the Temple of Amun and Re-Horakhty at el-Sebua, with a group of children and a small stuffed crocodile in the foreground: 'At Sabooa are the remains of a temple of the time of Rameses II. It is approached by a...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860-1861
Extent:
1 item

23. 1786.b.33, 2(23)

Reference (shelfmark):
1786.b.33, 2(23)
Title:
Korusko. Photographer: Douglas, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards the mosque, with hillside beyond: 'Korusko may be considered the commercial metropolis of Nubia. It contains about 100 huts built of stones and mud, the walls are seldom more than seven feet high. Some of the roofs are covered by reeds or pa...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860-1861
Extent:
1 item

24. 1786.b.33, 2(24)

Reference (shelfmark):
1786.b.33, 2(24)
Title:
Caravan road from Korusko. Photographer: Douglas, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View along the rocky road leading off into the hills from Korosko, 'the great thoroughfare between Egypt and the eastern interior of Africa.'
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860-1861
Extent:
1 item

25. 1786.b.33, 2(25)

Reference (shelfmark):
1786.b.33, 2(25)
Title:
Christian graves [near Korosko]. Photographer: Douglas, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View of graves beside the caravan road outside Korosko: 'The photograph shows the rocky defile and the mound of alluvium in which the four graves have been dug; and by the aid of a glass, the inscriptions on the slabs may easily be read.' The last remark is over-op...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1861
Extent:
1 item

26. 1786.b.33, 2(26)

Reference (shelfmark):
1786.b.33, 2(26)
Title:
Amada. Photographer: Douglas, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Archaeological Photography View from the south-west, looking up towards the hypostyle hall of the Temple of Amun-Re and Re-Horakhty at Amada, 'a temple in Nubia, built, sculptured and painted in the highest style of Egyptian Art, during the 18th dynasty...It is one of the very few temple...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1861
Extent:
1 item

27. 1786.b.33, 2(27)

Reference (shelfmark):
1786.b.33, 2(27)
Title:
Crude brick buildings [near Amada]. Photographer: Douglas, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Archaeological Photography General view of the ruins of a large brick structure: 'After having taken the previous picture and while walking on the elevated plateau of the desert, we perceived, at a distance, the subject of this photograph … It is situated about four or five miles above A...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1861
Extent:
1 item

28. 1786.b.33, 2(28)

Reference (shelfmark):
1786.b.33, 2(28)
Title:
Desert scene in Nubia. Photographer: Douglas, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking towards the Nile, with figures posed in the foreground: 'Nothing can be conceived more sterile, more desolate, more solitary and sunburnt, than the desert, and nothing more death-like than its stillness.' The two European women in the right foreground a...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1861
Extent:
1 item

29. 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

30. 1786.b.33, 2(30)

Reference (shelfmark):
1786.b.33, 2(30)
Title:
Roman castle of Ibreem. Photographer: Douglas, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Archaeological Photography View of remains of fortifications on the summit of the hill at Qasr Ibrim, overlooking the Nile, with figures posed in the foreground.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1861
Extent:
1 item