BPLDC no.: 08_04_000030
Page Title: Museum of Egyptian Antiquities- Gîzeh
Collection: Tupper Scrapbooks Collection
Album: Volume 26: Lower Egypt. Pyramids.
Call no. 4098B.104 v26 (p. 29)
Creator: Tupper, William Vaughn
Description: Scrapbook page including a photograph of the exterior of the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, annotated with information about the building's history and collections.
Subjects:
Egypt
travel photography
museum
Egyptian (ancient)
Page size: 33 x 38.1 cm
Annotations:
This was formerly a palace of more than five hundred rooms erected for his harem by Khedive Ismaîl. Here in 1889 were brought all the treasures formerly at Boulâk - additions to the collection are being constantly made. Although an unsubstantial edifice (unfit for a museum) it cost Ismaîl 120.000.000 francs.
In front of the main entrance stand the marble sarcophagus of Aug Mariette, born in Boulogne summer 1821 died Cairo 1881.
"Peu de temps avant sa mort, Mariette désira que ses cendres fussent placeées près du Musée qu'il avait fondê."
Language: English and French, photograph has French title
Rights: No known restrictions.
Coverage: Egypt
Notes: Title supplied by cataloger, derived from captions or annotated information.
Format: Scrapbooks
Technique: Photographs, Albumen prints
BPL Department: Print Department
Photo 1:
Photographer: Sébah, J. Pascal
Title: 216 Musée de Ghiseh
Caption: Museum of Egyptian Antiquities- Gîzeh
Date: ca. 1860-1890
Flickr data on 2011-08-03:
- Camera: Sinar AG Sinarback 54 FW, Sinar m
- License: CC BY 2.0
- User: Boston Public Library BPL
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