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Maxime Du Camp — Médinet-Habou,Vue Générale des Rines, Thèbes, plate 45 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)
Maxime Du Camp

Médinet-Habou,Vue Générale des Rines, Thèbes, plate 45 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)

1849

Capturing the sprawling ruins of Ramesses III's mortuary temple complex, this photograph serves as crucial documentation of Medinet Habu's condition in the mid-19th century, before modern conservation efforts.

Medium
Salted paper print

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