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1781.b.39, 10(30)
- Record Id:
- 040-003227552
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003227549
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026867937.0x000e6d
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 1781.b.39, 10(30)
- Title:
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Tombs in the Southern Cemetery, Cairo. Photographer: Frith, Francis
- Scope & Content:
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Inscription: Inscribed in the negative, 'Frith 79.'
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography
View looking towards a large group of domed tombs and small mosques, with the Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha in the Citadel beyond: 'This view is taken on the south-east of the Citadel of Cairo, and the spectator is looking in a north-west direction. Immediately before him is a group of sepulchral mosques and dome-crowned tombs, which stand on the verge of the great sandy plain that stretches away for a distance of between two and three miles southwards, and extends from the base of the Mukattam range of mountains to the town of Masr el-'Ateekah (Old Cairo)...'
- Collection Area:
- Printed Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003227549
040-003227552 - Is part of:
- 1781.b.39, 10 : Cairo, Sinai, Jerusalem and the Pyramids of Egypt: a series of sixty photographic views by Francis Frith. With descriptions by…
1781.b.39, 10(30) : Tombs in the Southern Cemetery, Cairo. Photographer: Frith, Francis - Hierarchy:
- 032-003227549[0003]/040-003227552
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: 1781.b.39, 10
- 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: 149 mm x 233 mm
Format: Printed Book
Secondary Support: Card
- Former External References:
- 79
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Frith, Francis, 1822-1898
- Subjects:
- Architectural Styles
Architectural Types
Architecture
Cemeteries
Islamic Architecture
Mosques
Muhammad Ali Pasha Mosque (Cairo)
Religious Buildings
Tombs and Sepulchral Monuments