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Maxime Du Camp — Gournah, Palais de Ménephta 1er; Thèbes, plate 61 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)
Maxime Du Camp

Gournah, Palais de Ménephta 1er; Thèbes, plate 61 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)

1849

Documenting the ancient palace ruins at Gournah near Thebes, this photograph exemplifies early archaeological photography's role in preserving Egypt's rapidly deteriorating monuments for scholarly study.

Medium
Salted paper print

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Maxime Du Camp, Gournah, Palais de Ménephta 1er; Thèbes, plate 61 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852), 1849

Documenting the ancient palace ruins at Gournah near Thebes, this photograph exemplifies early archaeological photography's role in preserving Egypt's rapidly deteriorating monuments for scholarly study.

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

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Photography, French, Egypt, Landscape, Historical, Travel, Architecture, Salted Paper Print

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art