Pyramid Collection (page 7)

Step Pyramid (behind palms) of King Djoser, Saqqara, Egypt, 3rd Dynasty, c2600 BC. Artist: Imhotep
Step Pyramid of King Djoser (Zozer), Saqqara, Egypt, 3rd Dynasty, c2600 BC. The pyramid rises above the palms of the Nile Valley. It is believed to have been deigned by the architect Imhotep

Pyramid of Khafre (Chephren), Giza, Egypt, 4th Dynasty, 26th century BC

The Sphinx and Pyramid of Khafre (Chephren), Giza, Egypt, 4th Dynasty, 26th century BC
The Sphinx and Pyramid of Khafre (Chephren) viewed from the left, Giza, Egypt, 4th Dynasty, 26th century BC

Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops), Giza, Egyptian, 4th Dynasty, 26th century BC
Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops), Giza, Egypt, 4th Dynasty, 26th century BC

Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops), 4th Dynasty, 26th century BC
Closeup of Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops), 4th Dynasty, Giza, Egypt, 26th century BC

Mummies and embalming, 1725. From A Compleat History of Drugs an English translation of a work by Pierre Pomet, physician to Louis XIV

Small pyramids at Giza (Gizeh), Ancient Egyptian

Step Pyramid of King Djoser (Zozer), Saqqara, Egypt, 3rd Dynasty, c2613 BC. Djoser (c2686-c2613 BC) was the second king of the 3rd dynasty of the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt

The courtyard of the temple of Isis and Osiris where Sarastro was High Priest, c1816. Artist: Karl Friedrich Schinkel
The courtyard of the temple of Isis and Osiris where Sarastro was High Priest, c1816. Design for an 1816 production of Die Zauberflote ( The Magic Flute ) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Napoleon in Egypt, 1799. In 1798, wary of Napoleons (1769-1821) growing popularity in France, the revolutionary government sent him to Egypt on a campaign aimed at disrupting British trade with

The Battle of the Pyramids, 21 July 1798, (late 18th-early 19th century). Artist: Louis Francois Lejeune
The Battle of the Pyramids, 21 July 1798, (late 18th-early 19th century). Napoleons army defeat the Egyptians; the Pyramids at Gizeh can be seen in the distance

The Pyramids at Gizeh, 19th century. Artist: Edward Lear
The Pyramids at Gizeh, 19th century. The pyramids viewed from the Nile at sunset, with pelicans fishing on the left

Pyramid and Temple-of-the-Inscriptions, Palenque, Mexico, 7th century
Temple of Inscriptions, Palenque, Mexico. This pyramid topped with a temple is an example of classical Mayan architecture

Pyramids of Giza, Egypt, at sunset, c26th century BC

Steep internal stairway inside the Great Pyramid, Gizeh, Egypt. The Great Pyramid is the only surviving one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Great Pyramid of Cheops at Giza, Egypt, 4th dynasty, Old Kingdom, 26th century BC. The Great Pyramid is the only surviving one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Battle of the Pyramids, Egypt, 21 July 1798. Artist: Louis Francois Lejeune
Battle of the Pyramids, Egypt, 21 July 1798. Napoleon defeated the Mameluke army of the Ottoman Turks, conquering Egypt for France

Napoleon at the Pyramids, 1798, 19th century

Pyramids at Giza, Egypt, 4th Dynasty, Old Kingdom, 26th century BC (1801). In the foreground is the Pyramid of Khafre (Chephren), 4th king of 4th dynasty

The protector, 1983. Artist: Henri Meyer
The protector, 1983. A French caricature of England and Egypt. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 11th February 1893

The Pyramids at Cairo, 1809. Artist: Rawle
The Pyramids at Cairo, 1809

A print from 19th Century Egypt, 1847. Artist: Jean Adolphe Beauce
A print from 19th Century Egypt, 1847

Charcoal burning, 1540. Building a pyramid of wood (right) to be covered with bracken and earth, then slowly burned (left) to produce charcoal

Napoleon (1769-1821), French soldier and emperor
Napoleon (1769-1821) French soldier and emperor. General Bonaparte, as he then was, during his Egyptian campaign 1798-1799, with the Pyramids in the distance

Great Pyramid of Cheops at Giza being used as an astronomical observatory. Illustration demonstrating Piazzi Smyths theory that a passage from the lower of the two subterranean chambers (A)

Great Pyramid of Cheops at Giza as an astronomical observatory. Diagram showing how the passage to the subterranean chamber (not shown) acted as an observing tube

Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801), Scottish general, 1801. Artist: John Kay
Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801), Scottish general, 1801. Abercromby served in the Seven Years War. He defeated the French at Alexandria (Aboukir Bay), on 21 March 1801, but died of his wounds

Pyramid at Giza, Egypt, Old Kingdom, c26th century BC. The three Great Pyramids at Giza were built as tombs for the Pharaohs Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure

The Sphinx, Egypt, 1744. The huge head of the Sphinx, seen from the front. It is just in front of the second pyramid of Memphis. Engraving after FL Norden

From The Great Pyramid. (A Bird s-Eye View of The Canal and Its Consequences. ), 1869. Artist: Joseph Swain
From The Great Pyramid. (A Bird s-Eye View of The Canal and Its Consequences.), 1869. In November 1869 the Suez Canal was formally opened

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