Alexandria of Egypt: General View, Right Part, No. 1a, ca. 1860 – 1870

Title

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

Photographer

• Wilhelm Hammerschmidt

Set

Alexandria of Egypt: General view

Part Number / Total

2 / 2

Period Produced

• 19th century

School

• travel photography

Object Type

• photograph

Physical Description

Albumen print mounted on cardboard

Material

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

Technique

• albumen print

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert recto unten rechts auf der Fotografie: W. Hammerschmidt N. 1a
Bezeichnet recto unten Mitte auf dem Trägerkarton: Druckschriftzeile: Alexandrie d'Egypte; Vue généreale. Partie droite

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)
• Rās at-Tīn (Alexandria, Egypt)
• Port of Alexandria (Egypt)
• Mediterranean Sea
• building
• horizon

Primary

• 25I1 city-view in general; 'veduta'
• 48C1 architecture
• 61E(ALEXANDRIA (Egypt)) names of cities and villages (ALEXANDRIA (Egypt))
• 61F(PORT OF ALEXANDRIA (Egypt)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (PORT OF 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

Secondary

• 12I61 temple, shrine ~ Islam, Mohammedanism
• 41A31 façade (of house or building)
• 46C223 harbour
• 46C21 ships (in general)
• 25H2322 sea
• 41A3911 well
• 25G11 groups of trees