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Maxime Du Camp — Entrée de la Première Cataracte, Haute-Egypte, plate 66 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)
Maxime Du Camp

Entrée de la Première Cataracte, Haute-Egypte, plate 66 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)

1849

Capturing the dramatic landscape of the First Cataract in Upper Egypt, this photograph showcases the early medium's ability to document both natural and archaeological wonders. Du Camp's expedition represented a revolutionary merger of emerging photographic technology with scholarly archaeological documentation.

Medium
Salted paper print

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Maxime Du Camp, Entrée de la Première Cataracte, Haute-Egypte, plate 66 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852), 1849

Capturing the dramatic landscape of the First Cataract in Upper Egypt, this photograph showcases the early medium's ability to document both natural and archaeological wonders. Du Camp's expedition represented a revolutionary merger of emerging photographic technology with scholarly archaeological documentation.

Medium
Salted paper print
Year
1849
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Series, Monochrome, Photography, French, Blue Chip, Archival, Documentary, 19th Century, Landscape, Orientalism, Salted Paper Print, Travel Photography

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