Francis Frith
South End of the Island of Philæ
1857
Frith's camera captures the southern tip of this legendary island temple complex, soon to be threatened by Nile dam construction. The photograph serves as both artistic composition and crucial historical document of a vanishing landscape.
- Medium
- Albumen print, pl. 25 from the album "Egypt and Palestine, Volume II" (1858/60)
Spotted works by Francis Frith
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