Bab al-Wazir street with the funerary madrasa of Amir Khayrbak and the mosque of Amir Aqsunqur (Blue mosque), Cairo
Photograph
1890s (photographed)
1890s (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 J. P. Sebah, captioned 'Rue Souk el-Silah', [mistaken with Bab al-Wazir street], showing the funerary madrasa of Amir Khayrbak, built in 1502-21 and the mosque of Amir Aqsunqur al-Nasiri (Blue mosque or Ibrahim Agha Mustahfazan), built in 1346-47. Cairo, Egypt, albumen print, ca. 1890. |
| Physical description | A mounted albumen print showing a topographical view of Cairo, Egypt |
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| Object history | Given to the Museum in 1896 by Mr. Somers Clarke |
| Production | Jean Pascal Sebah, Inventory number 167 (Cairo) |
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| Bibliographic reference | Survey of Egypt, Index to Map of Cairo showing Mohammedan monuments (Cairo, 1951) no.248 and no. 123. |
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| Accession number | PH.1317-1896 |
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| Record created | August 22, 2014 |
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