Caption
Pont de la Syrie à Kantara, Crossing point for caravans across the Suez Canal at Al-Qantarah, photograph, number: 'No. 110', photographer: attributed to Zangaki, C. & G., Al-Qantarah Gharb, 1870 - 1910, North Africa, Attributed to, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, albumendruk, height 219 mm x width 271 mm, height 348 mm x width 453 mm, canal, hoofed animals: camel, Suez Canal, A wide sandy shoreline with footprints and ridges extends across the foreground toward a busy riverbank where several camels stand or rest, some with saddles and packs, and nearby people sit or stand wearing flowing robes and head coverings; a wooden jetty projects into the water crowded with people, small sailboats moored alongside display tall triangular sails, and farther out a large multi-masted ship is anchored with rigging and spars visible against the sky, while low buildings, trees, and dunes line the opposite shore.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B10_330
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Rights managed
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50.7Mb (7.3Mb) / 15.6in x 12.6in / 4692 x 3774 (300dpi)