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Egypt] - 501 diapositives .
Large lot containing original images as well as images of educational illustrations. In situ images of pyramids and monuments in several Egyptian cities : the Hall of Columns in Karnac , the Isle of Philae, scènes of Caïro, the Temple of Wadi Kardassi, Abu Simbel, the fallen statue of Ramses at Memphis, Temple of Ramses II, the Temple of Denderah, the Ghizeh pyramids, the Propylon & Obelisk in Luxor , the Colossi of Memnon, Assiout, Bedrechen, the Virgin Tree in Heliopolis, the Mosque of Mohamet Ali, Deir el-Bahari, the Temple of Gourneh in Thebe , the Hypethral Temple and the Temple of Isis in Philae, the lifting of an old sarcophage in Memphis, the Great Temple of Isis, the Abydos Temple, the Temple of Maharakka, the Temple of Medineh Abou, the Temple of Ramses III, the portal of Evergetes, the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Tiberius, the Ramesseum, etc. Another large part of the slides show the cities of Caïro and Alexandria : Tomb of Mohamed, Assan Mosque, El Merdin Mosque, Badeini Mosque, Barukiyeh Mosque, Blue Mosque, Tombs of the khalifs, Tombs of the Mamelucks. Beautiful portraits of several ethnic groups and street views : Arabic, Nubian, Jewish, Sudan women, a funeral, a Coptic church, markets, merchants, a barber on the street, mother and child, musicians, etc. Vast part of this lot consisting of images from handdrawn illustrations showing life, habits, gods, costumes, etc. with legend in white in the image. Also images taken from (photo)engravings in a handbook documenting the archeological surveys in the pyramid of Cheops and Gizeh, slides of handwritten calculations and research about the pyramid of Cheops. Furthermore slides of Egyptian cultural heritage collected by museums (the British Museum, Louvre, museums in Florence, Caïro, Turin, Alexandrië, the Boulaq Museum). Labels : "Beernaert's DPC" and "E.Mazo".