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Tibbana street and the mosque of Mamluk Amir Altinbugha al-Maridani, Cairo

Photograph
late 19th to early 20th century (made), late 1800s (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A mounted sepia-coloured topographical photograph of Cairo, Egypt.


Object details

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Object type
TitleTibbana street and the mosque of Mamluk Amir Altinbugha al-Maridani, Cairo (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen print
Brief description
Photograph by Pascal Sebah, captioned 'Cairo: Street. Rue de la Citadelle' [and the mosque of Altinbugha al-Maridani, built in 1339-40]. Cairo, Egypt, albumen print, c. 1870's
Physical description
A mounted sepia-coloured topographical photograph of Cairo, Egypt.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.7cm
  • Width: 33.1cm
Measurement includes card mount
Marks and inscriptions
Translation
شارع التبانه وجامع الطنبغا الماردانى
Credit line
Presented by Harold Wallis, Esq., 28 August 1917
Object history
Part of a group of originally 191 photographs presented by Harold Wallis, Esq. of Purley, 28 August 1912. Many were later 'withdrawn' as duplicates
Places depicted
Associations
Bibliographic reference
Survey of Egypt, Index to Map of Cairo showing Mohammedan monuments (Cairo, 1951) no.120
Other numbers
  • 120 - Index of Islamic Monuments in Cairo
  • 8 - Pascal Sebah Cairo Inventory number
Collection
Accession number
896-1917

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Record createdAugust 21, 2014
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