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Bab al-Wazir street and the Blue mosque (Mamluk Amir Aqsunqur), Cairo

Photograph
1887-1908 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Lekegian, G. (Mr) (photographer)
Lekegian, Gabriel (photographer)
Place of origin
Cairo (photographed)
Egypt (photographed)

A mounted platinotype showing a topographical view of Cairo, Egypt


Object details

Categories
Photographs
Architecture
Topography
Archaeology
Historic Cairo
Object type
Photograph
Titles
  • Bab al-Wazir street and the Blue mosque (Mamluk Amir Aqsunqur), Cairo (generic title)
  • Rue bab-el-Vizir (published title)
Materials and techniques
Platinotype
Photographic Paper
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by Lekegian & Co., captioned 'Rue bab-el-Vazir'. Cairo, Egypt, platinotype, 1887-1908
Physical description
A mounted platinotype showing a topographical view of Cairo, Egypt
Marks and inscriptions
Translation
شارع باب الوزير وجامع أقسنقر المعروف بالجامع الأزرق
Credit line
Purchased from Mr. Somers Clarke, 11 June 1896
Subjects depicted
Mashrabiyya
Streetscapes
Associations
Egypt
Cairo
Mosque of Aqsunqur Al-Nasiri
Other numbers
  • 62 - G. Lekegian & Co. inventory number
  • 123 - Index of Islamic Monuments in Cairo
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
PH.1411-1896

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Record createdAugust 15, 2014
Record URL
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