Caption

Sailboat (dahabie) on the Nile with the Great Colonnade in Luxor in the background, photograph, Part of Travel album with 80 photos of Egypt., negative number: '126', photographer: attributed to Zangaki, C. & G., Luxor, photographer: attributed to Maison Bonfils, c. 1870 - c. 1890, Attributed to, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 220 mm x width 283 mm, Photos in this album are by the photographers Bonfils or by C. & G. Zangaki. Therefore, the photo has been attributed to them., sailing-ship, sailing-boat, river, temple, shrine, Egyptian religion, North Africa, Nile, A sepia-toned riverside scene showing a long wooden boat with a cabin and shutters along its side, a tall mast and horizontal spars, and several people on and around the boat wearing loose garments and head coverings; in the background across the water there are large stone buildings with columns and flat roofs and a low shoreline, and in the foreground a sandy, textured riverbank occupies the lower part of the image.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B10_048

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Keywords

Sailboat dahabie Nile Great Colonnade Luxor background photograph Part Travel album 80 photos Egypt negative number 126 photographer attributed Zangaki C & G Maison Bonfils c 1870 - c 1890 Attributed pasteboard paper albumen print height 220 mm x width 283 mm Photos album photographers Bonfils photo them sailing-ship sailing-boat river temple shrine Egyptian religion North Africa sepia-toned riverside scene showing long wooden boat cabin shutters side tall mast horizontal spars several people boat wearing loose garments head coverings background across water large stone buildings columns flat roofs low shoreline foreground sandy textured riverbank occupies lower part image