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BPLDC no.: 08_04_000013 Page Title: The Pyramids Collection: Tupper Scrapbooks Collection Album: Volume 26: Lower Egypt. Pyramids. Call no. 4098B.104 v26 (p. 12) Creator: Tupper, William Vaughn Description: Scrapbook page with three photographs showing Cairo, the Sphinx, and the Pyramids. Subjects: Egypt travel photography Al-Qāhirah Jīzah, Ahrāmāt al- pyramids (tombs) Abū al-Hawl Pyramids--Egypt--Al-Qāhirah Page size: 33 x 38.1 cm Annotations: The Pyramids within the precincts of the Necropolis of Memphis are quite numerous and are scattered over a plateau of twenty five miles long – They are divided into five different groups of which the three great Pyramids near Gizeh are the best known and most important. These date from about IV Dynasty, which began Mariette—4.235, Lepsius—3.124, Wilkinson—2.450 It is not probably known how early the Egyptians began to build Pyramids in obedience with the doctrine of immortality of the soul which made necessary the preservation of its earthly tabernacle. Pyramid building continued down to the Middle Monarchy [Diospolites] M. 2851, L. 2380, W. 2080. After that the Egyptians seemed to have preferred to mausolea above ground mortuary temples rock tombs. The Pyramids were opened and plundered by the Persians B.C. 525, by the Arabs and by the Romans. They were used in reign of Saladin A.D. 1169 and successors as quarry for material to build Cairo. A Mahommedan prophet advised Mahommed Ali to destroy with gunpowder the Pyramids and he would probably have done so but was dissuaded by European advisers who were represented that the explosions would damage Cairo. Among modern explorers of Pyramids may be mentioned Nicholas Shaw 1721. Pococke 1743. Niebuhr 1761. Davison 1763. Savants of Bonaparte 1799-1801. Belzoni 1817. Sir Gardner Wilkinson. Col. Howard Vyse. Lepsius Mariette. Language: English, 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: [faded, probably L. Fiorillo, Phot.] Title: 306 Caire – Le Sphinx Date: ca. 1906-1909 Location on page: Left Photo 2: Photographer: L. Fiorillo, Phot. Title: 228. Caire – Plateaux des Pyramides Date: ca. 1960-1909 Location on page: Center Photo 3: Photographer: [unlabeled, probably L. Fiorillo, Phot.] Date: Late 19th Century Location on page: Right
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December 21, 1892—March 8, 1893
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William Vaughn Tupper
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