
Temple d'Amada; Nubie, plate 99 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)
1849
Captured during one of photography's earliest expeditions to Egypt, this salted paper print documents the ancient Temple of Amada with remarkable clarity for its pioneering era. Part of Du Camp's groundbreaking photographic survey of the Middle East, it represents a crucial moment when photography began replacing illustration as the primary means of archaeological documentation.
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