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Lot 173

[EGYPT]. A group of late 19th century photographs. 23 album...

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[EGYPT]. A group of late 19th century photographs. 23 albumen prints (279 x 216 mm) mounted on card (some recto and verso), many titled. Photographers include BEATO, Antonio (Italian-British, 1835-1906) and SEBAH, Pascal (1823-1886). Contains images of everyday life in Egypt in the late 19th century and numerous photographs of ancient sites, among them the Pyramids of Giza, the Temple at Karnak, the Valley of the Kings, the Colossi of Memnon, and the Temple of Dendera. Provenance: Evanston Public Library.