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Photograph

1904-1939 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A mounted black and white photograph showing a topographical view of Cairo, Egypt


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Black and white photograph
Brief description
Photograph by Lehnert and Landrock, captioned ' Cairo- General View', [showing the Citadel, the mosque of Sultan Hasan, the Fatma Khatun and al-Ashraf Khalil]. Cairo, Egypt, gelatin silver print, 1904-1939
Physical description
A mounted black and white photograph showing a topographical view of Cairo, Egypt
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.7cm
  • Width: 33.1cm
Measurement includes card mount
Marks and inscriptions
  • Translation
    قلعة صلاح الدين
  • Translation
    مدرسة السلطان حسن
  • Translation
    قبة أم الصالح فاطمة خاتون
  • Translation
    قبة الأشرف خليل
Places depicted
Associations
Bibliographic reference
Survey of Egypt, Index to Map of Cairo showing Mohammedan monuments (Cairo, 1951) no.556, no.133, no.274, no.275
Other numbers
  • 105 - Lehnert & Landrock Cairo inventory number
  • 556 - Index of Islamic Monuments in Cairo
  • 133 - Index of Islamic Monuments in Cairo
  • 274 - Index of Islamic Monuments in Cairo
  • 275 - Index of Islamic Monuments in Cairo
Collection
Accession number
1697-1954

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Record createdDecember 3, 2013
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