Private Houses in Cairo.

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Lane, E. W. (Edward William), 1801-1876
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Abstract
People walking down a narrow street. Engraving (prints).
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Caption: "Private Houses in Cairo.-The street in this view is wider than usual. The projecting windows on opposite sides of a street often nearly meet each other;almost entirely excluding the sun, and thus producing an agreeable coolness in the summer months."
Citation
Lane, E. W. (Edward William), 1801-1876. "Private Houses in Cairo.." (1836) Rice University: https://hdl.handle.net/1911/10035.
Keyword
Houses--Egypt--Cairo; Places & Architecture
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Rice University
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Forms part of the Travelers in the Middle East Archive (TIMEA)
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Research module: Places in Egypt, https://hdl.handle.net/1911/109669
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From: Lane, Edward William. "An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians, Written in Egypt During the Years 1833, -34, and -35, Partly from Notes Made During a Former Visit to that Country in the Years 1825, -26, -27, and -28. Volume 1". Charles Knight & Co.: London, 1836. p 6.
Find the complete text of the book in which this image appears at http://hdl.handle.net/1911/9174
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https://hdl.handle.net/1911/10035
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