The minarets of al-Qibliyya, Amir Qawsun and al-Sultaniyya, Cairo
Photograph
19th century (photographed), ca. 1880 (photographed)
19th century (photographed), ca. 1880 (photographed)
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A mounted albumen print showing a topographical view of Cairo, Egypt
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| Materials and techniques | Albumen print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Gamianoset Sarolides, captioned 'Cairo: Tombs of the Mameluks and mosque of Mohamed Ali. General view' [showing the minarets of al-Qibliyya, Qawsun and al-Sultaniyya], built in the 14th century, and in 1848 (Muhammed Ali). Cairo, Egypt, albumen print, ca. 1880 |
| Physical description | A mounted albumen print showing a topographical view of Cairo, Egypt |
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| Credit line | Presented by Frank E. Spiers, Esq., 23 September 1920 |
| Object history | One of a set of photographs given to the Museum by Frank Edward Spiers (brother of Richard Phene Spiers). |
| Production | G. Sarolides Cairo inventory no.20 |
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| Bibliographic reference | Survey of Egypt, Index to Map of Cairo showing Mohammedan monuments (Cairo, 1951) no.288, no.290 and no.293 |
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| Accession number | 3488-1920 |
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| Record created | March 7, 2014 |
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