Egypt and the Holy Land in Historic Photographs: 77 Views
- ISBN-10
- 0486240487
- ISBN-13
- 9780486240480
- Category
- History / Middle East / Egypt
- Pages
- 77
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1980
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Author
- Francis Frith
Description
Priceless views of Egyptian and biblical antiquities as they looked in the mid-19th century, before war, neglect, and exploitation took their toll. 77 spectacular photographs of the Pyramids, Sphinx, Karnak, Luxor, Thebes, Mt. Horeb, Old Jerusalem, the Dead Sea, Damascus, and more. Introduction. Captions.
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