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Maxime Du Camp — Ruines d'Une Fortification Romaine, Philoe; Nubie, plate 71 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)
Maxime Du Camp

Ruines d'Une Fortification Romaine, Philoe; Nubie, plate 71 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)

1849

Archaeological documentation meets artistic composition in this view of Roman fortification ruins on Philae island, created during Du Camp's groundbreaking 1849-1850 photographic expedition to Egypt and Nubia.

Medium
Salted paper print

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