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Maxime Du Camp — Vue Générale d'Esneh, Haute-Egypte, plate 64 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)
Maxime Du Camp

Vue Générale d'Esneh, Haute-Egypte, plate 64 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)

1849

Providing a comprehensive view of the temple town of Esna, this photograph documents both the ancient Ptolemaic temple and the surrounding modern settlement, illustrating the continuity of habitation along the Nile.

Medium
Salted paper print

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Maxime Du Camp, Vue Générale d'Esneh, Haute-Egypte, plate 64 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852), 1849

Providing a comprehensive view of the temple town of Esna, this photograph documents both the ancient Ptolemaic temple and the surrounding modern settlement, illustrating the continuity of habitation along the Nile.

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

Related themes

Monochrome, French, Photograph, Egypt, Landscape, Sepia, 1840s, Architecture, Historical Documentation, Salted Paper Print

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art