Images in this collection
RECORD DATE NOT STATED Pyramid of Cheops, Grande pyramide de Chà ops, photograph, number: 113 , photographer: Fà lix Bonfils, Giza, 1867 - 1885, North Africa, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 200 mm x width 279 mm, height 396 mm x width 290 mm, pyramid (historical grave form), A long straight dirt road lined with two rows of tall leafy trees forming a shaded avenue, a horse-drawn carriage with a covered back facing away from the viewer and two figures seated on and beside it, a narrow winding water channel running parallel to the road on the left, a cluster of low buildings beyond the channel, and three large pyramidal stone structures rising in the distant hazy background. Copyright Penta Springs LCK260531_18458
RECORD DATE NOT STATED Sphinx and pyramids of Giza, Caire, Sphynx et Pyramide, photograph, Part of Travel album with 80 photos of Egypt., negative number: 111 , photographer: Maison Bonfils, Gizeh, c. 1870 - c. 1898, North Africa, Giza, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 220 mm x width 282 mm, pyramid (historical grave form), piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture (sculpture), A large weathered stone sculpture of a human head and neck dominates the foreground, showing layered textures and erosion lines on its surface. A person sits on the stone near the sculpture™s base, and another person stands in front of the base beside a camel, which has a saddle and some coverings. A small figure is positioned on a ledge on the sculpture™s neck. Copyright Penta Springs LCK260531_03315
RECORD DATE NOT STATED Hotel Mena - House and pyramids, View of the Pyramids of Giza with Hotel Mena House in the foreground, photograph, Part of Travel Album with 80 Photos of Egypt., negative number: 1434 , photographer: Maison Bonfils, Giza, c. 1886 - c. 1898, North Africa, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 221 mm x width 272 mm, hotel, hostelry, inn, pyramid (historical grave form), A wide sandy landscape with scattered low shrubs and rocks in the foreground shows two seated figures on a cluster of stones, one wearing a light robe and head covering and the other in darker clothing and a brimmed hat, facing each other. Behind them a built cluster of multi level stone and stucco buildings with flat roofs and a small domed structure runs along a raised Copyright Penta Springs LCK260531_03314
RECORD DATE NOT STATED Caire, Pyramids of Giza, View of the Pyramids of Giza near Cairo, photograph, Part of Travel Album with 80 Photos of Egypt., negative number: 100 , photographer: Maison Bonfils, Giza, c. 1870 - c. 1898, North Africa, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 220 mm x width 282 mm, pyramid (historical grave form), Ottoman Empire, Cairo (city), A wide sepia-toned landscape showing a calm winding river in the foreground with grassy and muddy banks, a low flat plain beyond the river, and three large pyramidal stone structures on a distant rise against a pale sky, with sparse vegetation and a small boat or wooden structure near the far bank. Copyright Penta Springs LCK260531_03313
