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Maxime Du Camp — Temple de Débôd, Parembole de l'Itinéraire d'Antonin; Nubie, plate 86 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)
Maxime Du Camp

Temple de Débôd, Parembole de l'Itinéraire d'Antonin; Nubie, plate 86 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)

1849

Created during one of photography's first major archaeological expeditions, this salted paper print preserves the Temple of Debod as it appeared in its original Nubian location, decades before its relocation to Madrid in the 20th century.

Medium
Salted paper print

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Maxime Du Camp, Temple de Débôd, Parembole de l'Itinéraire d'Antonin; Nubie, plate 86 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852), 1849

Created during one of photography's first major archaeological expeditions, this salted paper print preserves the Temple of Debod as it appeared in its original Nubian location, decades before its relocation to Madrid in the 20th century.

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

Related themes

French, Documentary, Photograph, Egypt, Temple, Historical, Sepia, 1840s, Architecture, Salted Paper Print

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