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Maxime Du Camp — Kalabscheh, Porte du Pronaos; Nubie, plate 90 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)
Maxime Du Camp

Kalabscheh, Porte du Pronaos; Nubie, plate 90 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)

1849

Architectural photography reaches new heights of precision in this detailed view of the temple entrance at Kalabscheh, demonstrating the medium's superiority over drawings for recording structural elements.

Medium
Salted paper print

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