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Maxime Du Camp — Village et Temple de l'Ile de Béghé, à l'Ouest de Philoe; Nubie, plate 81 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)
Maxime Du Camp

Village et Temple de l'Ile de Béghé, à l'Ouest de Philoe; Nubie, plate 81 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)

1849

Béghé island's temple and village demonstrate the integration of sacred and secular architecture in Nubian communities. Du Camp's photograph preserves a way of life that would soon face dramatic changes.

Medium
Salted paper print

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Maxime Du Camp, Village et Temple de l'Ile de Béghé, à l'Ouest de Philoe; Nubie, plate 81 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852), 1849

Béghé island's temple and village demonstrate the integration of sacred and secular architecture in Nubian communities. Du Camp's photograph preserves a way of life that would soon face dramatic changes.

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

Related themes

French, Documentary, 19th Century, Photograph, Egypt, Temple, Landscape, Sepia, Architecture, Salted Paper Print

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art