Assouan. (The ancient Syene.) Photographer: Douglas, James
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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.
Island of Elephantine. Photographer: Douglas, James
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Genre: Archaeological Photography View looking across the channel of the river from Aswan, towards the island: 'The photograph is of the south end of the island, and shews the lower part of the famous Nilometer, a portion of the ancient stone quay, a large granite gateway near the top of the hi...
First Cataract [of the Nile]. Photographer: Douglas, James
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Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along the rapids of the First Cataract of the Nile, showing the boulder-strewn back on either side of the river. The viewpoint is identical to Maxime Du Camp's photograph of a decade earlier: see shelfmark 1261.d.30, plate 67 (volume 2 in present bindin...
First Cataract. (Second view.) Photographer: Douglas, James
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Genre: Landscape Photography View along the First Cataract, showing the surrounding country: 'This photograph shews more distincly the rocky islands and the detached masses of red or black granite which form the channels, and which render the passage so intricate and so difficult.'
Landing place at El Shellal. Photographer: Douglas, James
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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...
Genre: Landscape Photography View of a large decked local boat beached beside the Nile, with unidentified buildings beyond. Possibly photographed at el-Shellal.
Philae. (From the north.) Photographer: Douglas, James
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Genre: Landscape Photography View looking across the channel of the Nile towards the island, with the Temple of Isis in the centre of the print in the distance.
Philae. (Dahabiehs — at the landing place, under the Hypaethral Temple.) Photographer: Douglas, James
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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...