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1787.d.13, 2(54)
- Record Id:
- 040-003228561
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003228507
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026867937.0x00125e
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 1787.d.13, 2(54)
- Title:
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Rock inscriptions in Wady Mukatteb. Photographer: McDonald, James
- Scope & Content:
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Genre: Archaeological Photography
View showing the oriental scholar Edward Henry Palmer seated beside a group of rocks covered with inscriptions: 'This district is rich in objects of archaeological interest. The far-famed, yet till jsut now but partially understood, 'Sinaitic rock inscriptions' are found in greater or lesser abundance along many of its valleys and highways. In Wady Mukatteb, at its south-western angle, where the collection is more crowded and unimpaired than in any other part of the country, the smooth surfaces of the sandstone rocks are covered for two or three miles with many hundreds of these strange and ancient graffiti' (part I, p. 19). Another copy of this photograph can be found in vol. 3, print 19. See also the duplicate set (with the two additional volumes of photographs) at shelfmark Maps 29.d.28.
- Collection Area:
- Printed Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003228507
040-003228561 - Is part of:
- 1787.d.13, 2 : Ordnance Survey of the Peninsula of Sinai. Made with the Sanction of the Right Hon: Sir John Pakington, Bart; Secretary of State…
1787.d.13, 2(54) : Rock inscriptions in Wady Mukatteb. Photographer: McDonald, James - Hierarchy:
- 032-003228507[0054]/040-003228561
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: 1787.d.13, 2
- 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:
- 1868
- End Date:
- 1869
- Date Range:
- 1868-1869
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 169 mm x 207 mm
Format: Printed Book
Secondary Support: Paper
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- McDonald, James, 1822-1885
Palmer, Edward Henry, 1840-1882 - Subjects:
- Inscriptions
Ordnance Survey of Sinai, 1868-69
Reading and Writing
Rock-cut Inscriptions
Sinaitic Inscriptions
Surveys and Surveying