Alexandria of Egypt: General view, ca. 1860 – 1870

Title

Alexandria of Egypt: General view

Photographer

• Wilhelm Hammerschmidt

Part

Alexandria of Egypt: General View, Left Part, No. 1

Alexandria of Egypt: General View, Right Part, No. 1a

Period Produced

• 19th century

School

• travel photography
• documentary photography

Object Type

• photograph

Physical Description

Albumen print mounted on cardboard

Material

• albumen
• silver (toned) particles
• cardboard
• paper

Technique

• albumen print

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Photographic Collection

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Ancient holdings. Acquired in the 19th century

Genre

• city view
• architecture

Main Motif

• Alexandria (Ägypten)
• El Nabi Daniel Mosque (Alexandria, Egypt)
• St. Catherine's Cathedral (Alexandria, Egypt)
• Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Evangelismos (Alexandria, Egypt)
• Port of Alexandria (Egypt)
• Rās at-Tīn (Alexandria, Egypt)
• Mediterranean Sea
• Rās at-Tīn Palast (Alexandria, Egypt)
• building
• copse
• harbour
• ship
• horizon

Primary

• 25I1 city-view in general; 'veduta'
• 48C1 architecture
• 61E(ALEXANDRIA (Egypt)) names of cities and villages (ALEXANDRIA (Egypt))
• 61F(EL NABI DANIEL MOSQUES (Alexandria, Egypt)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (EL NABI DANIEL MOSQUES (Alexandria, Egypt))
• 61F(ST. CATHERINE'S CATHEDRAL (Alexandria, Egypt)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (ST. CATHERINE'S CATHEDRAL (Alexandria, Egypt))
• 61F(GREEK-ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL EVANGELISMOS (Alexandria, Egypt)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (GREEK-ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL EVANGELISMOS (Alexandria, Egypt))
• 61F(PORT OF ALEXANDRIA (Egypt)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (PORT OF ALEXANDRIA (Egypt))
• 61F(RAS AT-TIN PALACE (Alexandria, Egypt)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (RAS AT-TIN PALACE (Alexandria, Egypt))
• 61D(RAS AT-TIN (Alexandria, Egypt)) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (RAS AT-TIN (Alexandria, Egypt)) (RAS AT-TIN (Alexandria, Egypt))
• 41A1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings
• 12I61 temple, shrine ~ Islam, Mohammedanism
• 11P221 Greek Orthodox Church

Secondary

• 41A11 palace
• 41A31 façade (of house or building)
• 25G11 groups of trees
• 46C223 harbour
• 46C2831 lighthouse, lightship
• 46C21 ships (in general)
• 25H2322 sea