Caption

Sailing boats with cargo on the Nile, Group of sailing boats sailing up the Nile, photograph, Part of Travel Album with 80 Photos of Egypt., negative number: '1415', photographer: Maison Bonfils, Egypt, c. 1870 - c. 1898, North Africa, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 223 mm x width 280 mm, sailing-ship, sailing-boat, Nile, A wide water scene filled with multiple sailboats with large triangular sails, some sails overlapping and billowing, several small dark-hulled boats close to the camera and more farther back, a larger vessel at the right edge stacked high with rounded objects, a long low building with rows of windows along the shoreline, a metal bridge visible in the distance, vertical masts and poles rising from some boats, calm reflective water in the foreground, and a light sky occupying the upper part of the image.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A80_207

License type

Rights managed

Available size

46.9Mb (6.1Mb) / 15.2in x 12.0in / 4551 x 3599 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sailing boats cargo Nile Group sailing boats sailing up photograph Part Travel Album 80 Photos Egypt negative number 1415 photographer Maison Bonfils c 1870 - c 1898 North Africa pasteboard paper albumen print height 223 mm x width 280 mm sailing-ship sailing-boat wide water scene filled multiple sailboats large triangular sails sails overlapping billowing several small dark-hulled boats close camera farther back larger vessel right edge stacked high rounded objects long low building rows windows shoreline metal bridge visible distance vertical masts poles rising boats calm reflective water foreground light sky occupying upper part image