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1787.d.13, 2(57)
- Record Id:
- 040-003228564
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003228507
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026867937.0x001261
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 1787.d.13, 2(57)
- Title:
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Magharah, turqouise mines in Wady Igna. Photographer: McDonald, James
- Scope & Content:
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Genre: Landscape Photography
View looking across the bed of the wadi towards the mine borings in the sheer hillside rising beyond: 'In Wady Igne, hard by Wady Mukatteb, the old Egyptian turquoise mines of Magharah, embellished with hieroglyphic tablets of vast age and exquisite workmanship [see vol. 3, prints 3-5], cannot fail to excite the traveller's interest and admiration...' (part I, p. 19).
For another copy of this photograph, see 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
040-003228564 - 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(57) : Magharah, turqouise mines in Wady Igna. Photographer: McDonald, James - Hierarchy:
- 032-003228507[0057]/040-003228564
- 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: 174 mm x 212 mm
Format: Printed Book
Secondary Support: Paper
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- McDonald, James, 1822-1885
- Subjects:
- Archaeological sites
Archaeology
Bodies Of Water
Land
Mining
Ordnance Survey of Sinai, 1868-69
Rivers
Rock Formations
Science
Surveys and Surveying
Turquoise Mines
Turquoise Mining
Wadis