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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


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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 17:12:20
Source Flickr: Museum of Egyptian Antiquities- Gîzeh
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William Vaughn Tupper

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