Not on display

The arcades of the mosque of Ahmad ibn Tulun, Cairo

Photograph
ca.1880 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
H Béchard (photographer)
Place of origin
Egypt (photographed)
Cairo (photographed)

A mounted albumen print showing a topographical view of Cairo, Egypt

Object details

Categories
Photographs
Topography
Archaeology
Architecture
Mosques
Historic Cairo
Object type
Photograph
Titles
  • The arcades of the mosque of Ahmad ibn Tulun, Cairo (generic title)
  • Intérieur de la Mosquée de Touloum, Caire (published title)
Materials and techniques
albument print
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by H. Béchard, captioned 'Mosque of Ibn Tulun', built in 876-879. Cairo, Egypt, albumen print, ca.1880
Physical description
A mounted albumen print showing a topographical view of Cairo, Egypt
Marks and inscriptions
Translation
جامع أحمد بن طولون
Object history
Transferred from the Indian Section 1924
Place depicted
Cairo
Associations
Egypt
Cairo
Mosque of Ibn Tulun
Bibliographic references
  • Survey of Egypt, Index to Map of Cairo showing Mohammedan monuments (Cairo, 1951) no.220
  • E. Béchard and A. Palmieri, L’Egypte et la Nubie, grand album monumental, historique, architectural, (Paris, 1887) pl. 8
Other numbers
  • 220 - Index of Islamic Monuments in Cairo
  • 111 - Bechard, Cairo inventory number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
350-1924

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Record createdFebruary 11, 2014
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1281560/the-arcades-of-the-mosque-photograph-h-béchard/
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