Nile Delta Collection

Looking down on the island of Philae and its temples, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Looking down on the island of Philae and its temples, Egypt, 1905. Over on the right is the square kiosk which the natives call Pharaohs Bed; it has no roof and never was finished

'Zagazik; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Zagazik; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

'Alexandrie; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Alexandrie; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

'Le Delta du Nil; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Le Delta du Nil; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Vessels passing the bar at the Rosetta Mouth of the Nile, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Vessels passing the bar at the Rosetta Mouth of the Nile, 1854. Ships off the north coast of Egypt. As we approached the bar of sand, which constantly shifts its position

Hereford World Map, c. 1280, 1944. Creator: Richard de Bello
Hereford World Map, c.1280, (1944). Detail showing the Mediterranean coast and the Nile Delta in northern Egypt. The lighthouse at Alexandria, complete with flames

Map illustrating the Campaigns in Egypt from February, 1915, to May, 1916, . Creator: Unknown
Map illustrating the Campaigns in Egypt from February, 1915, to May, 1916, (c1920). Alexandria and the Nile delta, Cairo, Port Said, the Suez Canal and the Sinai Peninsula during the First World War

Physical Map of the Ottoman Empire, c1915. Creator: Unknown
Physical Map of the Ottoman Empire, c1915. Map showing the eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus, the Middle East, the rivers Tigris and Euphrates, what is now Turkey, and part of Egypt

Rome v. Persia (Sassanian), circa 300 A. D. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
Rome v. Persia (Sassanian), circa 300 A.D. c1915. Map of the eastern Mediterranean and Near East, showing the ancient empires of Rome, Persia, and Armenia

Authors Routes in Asiatic Turkey, c1915. Creator: Stanfords Geographical Establishment
Authors Routes in Asiatic Turkey, c1915. Map showing the journeys of British writer, soldier and diplomatic advisor Mark Sykes (1879-1919) who travelled through Palestine, Iraq, Syria

Pre-Persian, circa 600 B. C. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
Pre-Persian, circa 600 B.C. c1915. Map of the eastern Mediterranean and near East, showing the ancient civilisations of empires of Lydia, Media, Babylonia, Independent States, and free Greek cities

Rome v. Parthia, circa 50 B. C. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
Rome v. Parthia, circa 50 B.C. c1915. Map of the eastern Mediterranean and Near East, showing the ancient empires of Rome, Parthia, Armenia, and Protected and Independent States

Persian, circa 500 B. C. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
Persian, circa 500 B.C. c1915. Map of the eastern Mediterranean and Near East, showing the ancient Persian empire and Independent States

Post-Persian, circa 188 B. C. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
Post-Persian, circa 188 B.C. c1915. Map of the eastern Mediterranean and Near East, showing the ancient empires of Pergamum, Seleucid, Free Greek States, Gauls, Ptolemy, and Independent States

Anysis Concealed in the Marshes of the Delta, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Anysis Concealed in the Marshes of the Delta, 1890. Anysis may have been Pharaoh Tefnakht, of the 24th dynasty, Third Intermediate Period

View on the Delta of the Nile, 1890. Creator: Unknown
View on the Delta of the Nile, 1890. The Nile Delta is the area where the Nile River drains into the Mediterranean Sea. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Ruins at Sais, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Ruins at Sais, 1890. Sais or Sa El Hagar was an ancient Egyptian town in the Western Nile Delta and seat of power during the 24th Dynasty of Egypt (c732-720 BC)

The Great Harbour at Alexandria, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Great Harbour at Alexandria, 1890. Alexander the Great in 331 BC, cleared sand and silt deposits as part of construction of Alexandria city as a marine base for his fleet

Map of Egypt, 1902. Creator: Unknown
Map of Egypt, 1902. Showing the Red Sea and Sinai, with inset of the Nile delta. From The Century Atlas of the World. [John Walker & Co, Ltd. London, 1902]

Map of Alexandria, Egypt, c1572. Artist: Joris Hoefnagel
Map of Alexandria, Egypt, c1572. From Civitates Orbis Terrarum by Georg Braun (1541-1622) and Frans Hogenberg (1535-90)

Occupation of Zagazig, after the Battle of Tel-El-Kebir, c1882. Episode of the Anglo-Egyptian War (1882). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Map of the Delta of the Nile, Strategic Points in the Egyptian Campaign, 1882, (c1882-85)
Map of the Delta of the Nile, Showing Sites of Actions and Strategic Points in the Egyptian Campaign, (July-September 1882), c1880. Episode of the Anglo-Egyptian War (1882)

Egypt, c1930s
Egypt. Developed from the painted galleys used by the Pharaohs, the dahabiyehs plying on the Nile to-day are roomy houseboats, c1930s. From Geographical Magazine, Volume 3

A Water-Side Mosque at Menzala, c1880, (1904). Artist: Robert George Talbot Kelly
A Water-Side Mosque at Menzala, c1880, (1904). From Egypt, by R. Talbot Kelly. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1904]

The Nile Delta, Egypt, c1280 (1956). Detail from the Hereford Mappa Mundi, Hereford Cathedral. Attributed to Richard de Bello, the Hereford Mappa Mundi is the largest known existing medieval map

The Delta Barrage, Cairo, Egypt, c1920s. Completed in 1862, the Delta Barrage was a dam which was intended to improve irrigation in the Nile Delta area of Egypt

Aswan and the island of Elephantine as seen from the western cliffs, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Assuan and the island of Elephantine as seen from the western cliffs, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted

The second cataract of the Nile as seen from the southwest, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The second cataract of the Nile as seen from the southwest, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted

Kasr (Qasr) Ibrim and a view down the Nile in Nubia, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Kasr (Qasr) Ibrim and a view down the Nile in Nubia, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted

The Aswan dam as seen from the Philae temple, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The Aswan dam as seen from the Philae temple, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted

The island of Philae, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The island of Philae, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted

Remarkable inscription of a Seven Year Famine on an island in the Nile, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Remarkable inscription of a Seven Year Famine on an island in the Nile, Egypt, 1905. The rocks on these islands are covered with inscriptions

Alexandria, Egypt, 19th century. Artist: Edward Paxman Brandard
Alexandria, Egypt, 19th century. View of the port and lighthouse with boats

A Convoy on the Marchand Mission in 1898, (1899). Artist: Henri Meyer
A Convoy on the Marchand Mission in 1898, (1899). The Marchand Mission was an expedition undertaken by French emissary Jean-Baptiste Marchand (1863-1934)

The Marchand Mission travelling from the Congo to the Nile, 1899. Artist: Henri Meyer
The Marchand Mission travelling from the Congo to the Nile, 1899. An expedition by French emissary Jean-Baptiste Marchand (1863-1934)

Cairo seen of left bank of the Nile, 1881. Published in L Egypt by Gaston Maspero, 1881

Aegyptus Hodierna, Map of Egypt, ca. 1720. Creator: Johann Baptista Homann
Aegyptus Hodierna, Map of Egypt, ca. 1720

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