Sujet
The Nilometer on the island of Rhoda near Cairo
Légende
Engraving depicting the Nilometer on the island of Rhoda near Cairo. The annual flooding of the Nile was vitally important to Egypt because it governed the fertility of the soil, and could mean the difference between abundance and starvation. Dated 19th Century
Date
19e siècle
Crédit
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Notre référence
ARP23A14_188
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
60,0Mo (8,3Mo) / 35,3cm x 42,6cm / 4169 x 5031 (300dpi)