Genre: Archaeological Photography A faded view, looking along the valley towards the ruins of the Temple of Thutmose IV at Thebes and the sheer cliff face beyond: 'A Temple situated immediately at the base of the Western Hills [of Thebes], and in great measure excavated in one of them. It is no...
Genre: Archaeological Photography General view of the brick-built step pyramid of Dsojer at Saqqara, the principal necropolis of Memphis, 'the 3rd Pyramid of Sakhara, which the photograph represents as seen from the S. W., [and] though by no means imposing externally, is inferior to none, not e...
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...
Rameseum. (Colossal statue.) Photographer: Douglas, James
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Genre: Archaeological Photography View looking towards the Osirid pillars of the second court of the Ramesseum at Thebes, with the colossal head of Rameses lying in the sand to the right. For a similar composition, taken by Maxime Du Camp a decade earlier, see 1261.d.30, plate 59 (in volume 2 o...
Rameseum. (From the south.) Photographer: Douglas, James
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Genre: Archaeological Photography View looking towards Osirid pillars of the portico of the Ramesseum at Thebes, with part of the hypostyle hall on the left.
Medeenet Habou. (General view.) Photographer: Douglas, James
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Genre: Archaeological Photography View from the north-west or rear of the Temple of Ramses III at Medinet Habu, looking along the axis of the temple complex towards the rear of the first pylon on the skyline. The view is taken from the the area of the first vestibule, with the bases of the colu...
Karnac. (General view.). Photographer: Douglas, James
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Genre: Archaeological Photography General view from the south looking towards the remains of the great Temple of Amun at Karnak, with the inner face of the pylon on the left and the hypostyle hall and sanctuary to the right. The upper tip of the great 'papyrus' column in the first court (see fo...