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Maxime Du Camp — Temple d'Amada; Nubie, plate 99 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)
Maxime Du Camp

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.

Medium
Salted paper print

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Maxime Du Camp, 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.

Medium
Salted paper print
Year
1849
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nubian Temple, Photography, French, Travel Documentary, 19th Century, Orientalism, Architecture, Salted Paper Print

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