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    Pyramids of Gizeh, Cairo

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    Author
    Rafael Tuck & Sons, Ltd.
    Date
    1906?
    Abstract
    Small boats docked against the bank of the Nile in foreground, Great Pyramids in background
    Description
    front: "Pyramids of Gizeh, Cairo" ; back: "Raphael Tuck & Sons' 'OILETTE' 'PICTURESQUE EGYPT.' [Regd.] Postcard 7201. ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING & QUEEN : TUCK'S POST CARD : The Pyramids of Ghizeh, situated on the western bank of the Nile at the edge of the Libyan Desert, are tombs of three ancient Egyptian kings--Cheops Chephren, and Mycerinus--by whom they were erected B.C. 3733, 3666, and 3933 respectively. Each is built with huge blocks of stone, the largest pyramid beng 451 feet in height, and each of its four sides measuirng 775 feet."
    Citation
    Rafael Tuck & Sons, Ltd.. "Pyramids of Gizeh, Cairo." (1906) Rice University: https://hdl.handle.net/1911/7029.
    Keyword
    Pyramids of Giza (Egypt); Egypt--Antiquities; Places & Architecture; Art & Artifacts
    Publisher
    Rice University
    Related Work(s)
    Forms part of the Travelers in the Middle East Archive (TIMEA)
    Related Work(s)
    Research module: Places in Egypt, https://hdl.handle.net/1911/109669
    Related Work(s)
    Raphael Tuck & Sons. "Oilette" series, "Pictaresque Egypt." Postcard 7201.
    Citable link to this page
    https://hdl.handle.net/1911/7029
    Rights
    This material is in the public domain and may be freely used.
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