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A Mameluke in Full Armour.Pictureseque Egypt Vol II (1878)

We have seen how deplorable was the condition of the country [1790s Egypt] at that time, drained by the greed of the Turkish Pacha and the Mameluke Beys; its population, which at the present day [1870 [...]

Keywords: people, costumes, soldiers, weapons, spears, swords, helmets, greyscale

Places shown: Egypt

Added: 2010-12-28

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Gardener’s BoyPictureseque Egypt Vol II (1878)

A boy, perhaps thirteen years old, has a large flower on his head and carries a garland; he is selling flowers from a basket.

Keywords: people, children, poverty, flowers, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2010-12-28

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Slave MarketPictureseque Egypt Vol II (1878)

“I must mention, as one of the ex-Kedive’s best actions, the abolition of the slave trade, which was flourishing in Egypt only a short time since. Very few years have gone by since I myself was one of [...]

Keywords: slavery, slaves, people, ancient egypt, streets, cities, bare feet, greyscale

Places shown: Cairo; Egypt

Added: 2005-05-31

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Initial letter D, floriatedPictureseque Egypt Vol II (1878)

A foliated (floriated) initial letter D used as a decorative 8-line drop cap at the start of a chapter.

Keywords: letterd, initials, floriated initials, criblé, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2015-07-21

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Festival of the PilgrimagePictureseque Egypt Vol II (1878)

An ornate floral typographic border for a chapter heading. Such borders were usually made from lots of separate pieces of metal type, so that you could make the border any width by adding or removing [...]

Keywords: borders, typographic borders, kerning, floral borders, chapterheads, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2020-08-21

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Colonnade of Medamot at ThebesPictureseque Egypt Vol II (1878)

This temple (if such it was) seems mainly to be of interest to archaeologists because of its “Campaniform Capitals” or pillars with floral tops. To most other people it is a majestic ruin, beautiful [...]

Keywords: temples, pillars, ancient egypt, ruins, architecture, backgrounds, wallpaper, greyscale

Places shown: Thebes; Egypt

Added: 2006-08-17

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A Court[yard] at Siout.Pictureseque Egypt Vol II (1878)

Siout is an ancient city; the modern name is Asyut or Assiut; the ancient Greek name was Lycopolis. Before we can run in to el-Homra, the harbour of Siout, the river winds so frequently that it appea [...]

Keywords: courtyards, architecture, egypt, people, turbans, wells, streets, buildings, greyscale

Places shown: Assiut; Egypt

Added: 2016-10-15

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Great Hall of Pillars at Karnak.Pictureseque Egypt Vol II (1878)

This engraving shows the Hypostele Hall at the Temple of Karnak in Egypt. A hyperstele (pronounced like high-poh-steel) is a fancy name for a big hall with columns, and this one is 5,000 square metres [...]

Keywords: pillars, columns, ancient egypt, temples, karnak, hyperstele, ancient remains, ruins, masonry, rubble, people, desolation, greyscale

Places shown: Karnak; El-Karnak; Luxor Governorate; Egypt

Added: 2018-12-25

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Court with Remains of a Christian Church at Medinet Haboo.Pictureseque Egypt Vol II (1878)

Among all temples on the western shore of the Nile, that of Medinet Haboo is distinguished by the grandeur and originality of its plan and the excellent preservation of its iportant parts. It was Ram [...]

Keywords: ruins, temples, ancient egypt, people, colour

Places shown: Egypt

Added: 2010-12-29

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Medinet Hoo WallpaperPictureseque Egypt Vol II (1878)

An ancient ruined egyptian temple, used for a while as a Christian church, shown with workers (some barefoot) to give a sense of scale, and with barely-visible symbols and hieroglyphs in the backgroun [...]

Keywords: backgrounds, wallpaper, ancient egypt, colour, pillars, ruins, temples, people, bare feet

Places shown: Egypt

Added: 2010-12-29

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In the desert between Assouan and Philae.Pictureseque Egypt Vol II (1878)

The picture shows what appears to be a ruined building, perhaps a temple or mosque, with two large stars for decortion and with arched windows, with other ruins nearby, but the text suggests that it [...]

Keywords: ruins, tombs, cemetaraies, graves, desolation, death, ewers, graves, greyscale

Places shown: Philae; Aswan; Egypt

Added: 2021-09-27

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