Along the Nile: Early Photographs of Egypt

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Westernmost Colossus of the Temple of Re, Abu Simbel, 1850
Maxime Du Camp (French, 1822–1894)
Salted paper print from paper negative; 22.8 x 16.5 cm
Gilman Paper Company Collection, New York

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Abu Simbel, Large Speos—Colossal Statues Seen from the Front (Lower Part), 1851–52
Félix Teynard (French, 1817–1892)
Salted paper print from paper negative; 24.3 x 30.8 cm
Gilman Paper Company Collection, New York

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Rock-cut Architecture, Tomb of Amenemhat, Beni Hasan, 1851–52
Félix Teynard (French, 1817–1892)
Salted paper print by H. de Fonteny from paper negative; 24.3 x 30.6 cm
Gilman Paper Company Collection, New York

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Temple of Wadi el-Sebua, Colossal Statue and Sphinx from the Left Side of the Avenue, 1851–52
Félix Teynard (French, 1817–1892)
Salted paper print from paper negative; 23.9 x 31.1 cm
Gilman Paper Company Collection, New York

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[The Nile], 1853–54
John Beasley Greene (American, active France, 1832–1856)
Salted paper print from paper negative; 22.3 x 30.2 cm
Gilman Paper Company Collection, New York

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[Dakka], 1853–54
John Beasley Greene (American, active France, 1832–1856)
Salted paper print from paper negative; 23.4 x 30.3 cm
Gilman Paper Company Collection, New York