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Wf1/4620(6)
- Record Id:
- 040-003302620
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003302614
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028276000.0x00153f
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Wf1/4620(6)
- Title:
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Tomb under the Gebel Mukattam, Cairo. Photographer: Frith, Francis
- Scope & Content:
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Inscription: Signed 'Frith E. No. 78' in the negative.
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography
View of the ruined domed tomb, with the Citadel and Mosque of Muhammad Ali in the background: 'the Citadel of Cairo forms a bold mass in the background, crowned by the modern Turkish Mosque of Mohammad 'Alee. The long line of the Pasha's palace runs beneath this mosque, extending beyond it on each side. To the right are the two Tatar-looking minarets of the Mosque of the Sultan Mohammad Ibn-Kala-oon, with the ruins of a great dome between them; and, beneath the Citadel, the great minaret of the Mosque of the Sultan Hasan stands out grandly...'
- Collection Area:
- Printed Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003302614
040-003302620 - Is part of:
- Wf1/4620 : Egypt, Sinai and Palestine. By F. Frith. Supplementary volume. Photographer(s): Frith, Francis
Wf1/4620(6) : Tomb under the Gebel Mukattam, Cairo. Photographer: Frith, Francis - Hierarchy:
- 032-003302614[0006]/040-003302620
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Wf1/4620
- 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:
- 1858
- Date Range:
- c 1857
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 159 mm x 219 mm
Format: Printed Book
Secondary Support: Paper
- Former External References:
- E.78
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Frith, Francis, 1822-1898
- Subjects:
- Architectural Styles
Architectural Types
Architecture
Citadels
Forts and Fortifications
Islamic Architecture
Military facilities
Mosques
Muhammad Ali Pasha Mosque (Cairo)
Religious Buildings - Places:
- Cairo, Egypt