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Maxime Du Camp — Vue Prise à l'Angle Sud-Ouest, Philoe; Nubie, plate 69 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)
Maxime Du Camp

Vue Prise à l'Angle Sud-Ouest, Philoe; Nubie, plate 69 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)

1849

Shot from the southwest angle of Philae, this image captures the island temple complex that would later be relocated due to dam construction. Du Camp's photograph serves as crucial historical documentation of the original site before modern interventions.

Medium
Salted paper print

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Maxime Du Camp, Vue Prise à l'Angle Sud-Ouest, Philoe; Nubie, plate 69 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852), 1849

Shot from the southwest angle of Philae, this image captures the island temple complex that would later be relocated due to dam construction. Du Camp's photograph serves as crucial historical documentation of the original site before modern interventions.

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

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Photography, French, Documentary, Egypt, Landscape, Historical, Architecture, Salted Paper Print

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art