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
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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.
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https://hdl.handle.net/1911/7029
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