Maxime Du Camp
Mosquée d'El-Arif et Tombeau de Mourad-Bey, Haute-Egypte, plate 13 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)
1849
Contrasting Islamic and ancient Egyptian architecture, this photograph illustrates the layered history visible throughout Egypt's landscape. Du Camp's composition demonstrates an early photographer's eye for the juxtaposition of different historical periods within a single frame.
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- Salted paper print
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