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Title
Sinaitic inscriptions in Wádee El-Mukattab
Names
Frith, Francis (Photographer)
Collection

Sinai and Palestine

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1862 (Questionable)
Place: London
Publisher: W. Mackenzie
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: MFZ++ (Frith) 96-16113
Topics
Middle East
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Francis Frith.
Citation/reference: RELATED RESOURCES: _Beelden van de Oriënt: fotografie en toerisme, 1860-1900 = Images of the Orient: Photography and Tourism, 1860-1900_. (c1986); Chevedden, Paul E. _The Photographic Heritage of the Middle East: an Exhibition of Early Photographs of Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Greece, Iran, 1849-1893_. (c1981) Occasional papers on the Near East; OP 1/3; Dewitz, Bodo von. _An den süssen Ufern Asiens: Ägypten, Palästina, Osmanisches Reich: Reiseziele des 19. Jahrhunderts in frühen Photographien_.(1988); Evans, Elaine Altman. _Scholars, Scoundrels, and the Sphinx: a Photographic and Archaeological Adventure Up the Nile_. (2000); Graham-Brown, Sarah. _Images of Women: the Portrayal of Women in Photography of the Middle East, 1860-1950_. (1988); Howe, Kathleen Stewart. _Excursions Along the Nile: the Photographic Discovery of Ancient Egypt_. (c1993); Jammes, Marie-Thérèse. _En Egypte au temps de Flaubert: 1839-1860, les premiers photographes_. ([1980]); _L'Orientalisme: l'Orient des photographes au XIXe siècle_. (c1994); Perez, Nissan N. _Focus East: Early Photography in the Near East, 1839-1885_. (1988); Vaczek, Louis Charles and Gail Buckland. _Travelers in Ancient Lands: a Portrait of the Middle East, 1839-1919_. (c1981) (Source: NYPL Digital Gallery)
Content: Inscribed in negative "Frith 173"
Physical Description
Albumen prints
Extent: 16 x 22.5 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 4128112
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12578953
TMS ID: 75743
TMS Object Number: MFZ++ (Frith) 96-16113, Plate 05
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 51b6f8f0-c6e1-012f-22a4-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1862: Issued
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Sinaitic inscriptions in Wádee El-Mukattab" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1862. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-5c47-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Sinaitic inscriptions in Wádee El-Mukattab" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 15, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-5c47-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1862). Sinaitic inscriptions in Wádee El-Mukattab Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-5c47-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Sinaitic inscriptions in Wádee El-Mukattab