Sujet

'The Nilometer (measurer of inundations) at the first cataract, Egypt', 1905.Artist: Underwood & Underwood

Légende

'The Nilometer (measurer of inundations) at the first cataract, Egypt', 1905. 'On the southeast side of Elephantine Island is this interesting device for measuring the inundations. After ages of use the ancient instrument was cleaned out and restored to service by Ismail Pacha in 1870. It is very important at each stage of the inundation to know whether the rise is equalling that of good years, or whether it is likely to fall short and cause famine and distress.' Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1905

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19C40_496

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,2Mo (3,0Mo) / 34,6cm x 36,4cm / 4082 x 4301 (300dpi)

Mots clés

personnes gens pays chute vallée étapes géographie Égyptien étape entrée endroit siècle mesure photographie Aswan copie phénomènes normaux B&W cataracte MONOCHROME noir et blanc noir et blanc B W Égyptien de l'Antiquité les années 1900 20e siècle Égypte antique inondation The Print Collector Egypt Through the Stereoscope Nile valley photographie stereoscopic card James Henry Underwood & Underwood Keystone James Henry Breasted Breasted photographie