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BPLDC no.: 08_04_000001

Page Title: [front cover]

Collection: Tupper Scrapbooks Collection

Album: Volume 26: Lower Egypt. Pyramids.

Call no. 4098B.104 v26 (front cover)

Creator: Tupper, William Vaughn

Description: Cover of the scrapbook which contains photographs purchased, collected, and annotated during the Tupper family’s travels in Egypt. The title of the scrapbook is written on the cover in calligraphic text, along with several quotes about Egypt. There are no images.

Subjects: Egypt Misr Bahrī scrapbooks

Page size: 33 x 38.1 cm

Annotations: Lower Egypt. Pyramids. “I shall now speak at great length of Egypt as it contains more wonders than any other land, and is pre-eminent above all the countries of the world for works that one can hardly describe.” Herodotus B.C. 4[32?] “Everything fears time, but time fears the pyramid.” Abdellatif – Arabian physician December 21, 1892 – March 8, 1893

Language: English

Rights: No known restrictions.

Coverage: Egypt

Notes: Title supplied by cataloger, derived from captions or annotated information.

Format: Scrapbooks

BPL Department: Print Department


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  • Camera: Sinar AG Sinarback 54 FW, Sinar m
  • License: CC BY 2.0
  • User: Boston Public Library BPL
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December 21, 1892—March 8, 1893

  • Flickr upload date: 2008-05-01 17:08:42
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William Vaughn Tupper

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