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1781.b.39, 4(10)
- Record Id:
- 040-003227526
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003227525
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026867937.0x000e53
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 1781.b.39, 4(10)
- Title:
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The Great Pyramid, from the Plain [Giza]. Photographer: Frith, Francis
- Scope & Content:
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Inscription: Inscribed in the negative, 'Frith 159.'
Genre: Architectural Photography
View looking across the sands towards the Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops), with trees and a figure in the foreground: 'Just within the limits of the desert, and in its valleys, it is not unusual to see, as here, groups, of palms and isolated trees of other kinds. To the right in the view is a fine sycamore, throwing a welcome shade over the sand. To the left is a picturesque group of date-palms. Behind the trees is seen the undulating sandy surface of the desert, and, rising far above all other objects, the towering form of the Great Pyramid. To the right, two of the three small Pyramids [the Queens' Pyramids] adjacent to the eastern face of the Great Pyramid are perceived, and further in the same direction, but nearer to the spectator, the Sphinx.'
- Collection Area:
- Printed Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003227525
040-003227526 - Is part of:
- 1781.b.39, 4 : Cairo, Sinai, Jerusalem and the Pyramids of Egypt: a series of sixty photographic views by Francis Frith. With descriptions by…
1781.b.39, 4(10) : The Great Pyramid, from the Plain [Giza]. Photographer: Frith, Francis - Hierarchy:
- 032-003227525[0001]/040-003227526
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: 1781.b.39, 4
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Albumen Print
Photograph
Photographic Print
Silver Printing-Out Paper Print - Start Date:
- 1857
- End Date:
- 1857
- Date Range:
- 1857
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 157 mm x 222 mm
Format: Printed Book
Secondary Support: Card
- Former External References:
- 159
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Frith, Francis, 1822-1898
- Subjects:
- Deserts
Land
Palm Trees
Plants
Pyramid of Cheops (Giza)
Pyramids
Tombs and Sepulchral Monuments
Trees