Cairo: Caliphal tombs near Cairo. General view, No. 14, ca. 1860 – 1870

Title

Cairo: Caliphal tombs near Cairo. General view, No. 14

Photographer

• Wilhelm Hammerschmidt

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 links auf der Fotografie: W. Hammerschmidt N. 14
Bezeichnet recto unten Mitte auf dem Trägerkarton: Druckschriftzeile: Tombeaux de Califes près du Caire. Vue générale

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

• architecture
• city view
• landscape

Main Motif

• City of the Dead (Cairo)
• Caliphs' tombs (Cairo)
• Tomb of Faraj ibn Barquq (Cairo)
• Tomb of Emir Qurqumas (Cairo)
• Tomb of Sultan Inal (Cairo)
• Tomb of Sultan Qaitbay (Cairo)
• Tomb of sultan Barsbay (Cairo)
• Tomb of emir Al-Gani Bak Ashrafi (Cairo)
• Saladin Citadel (Cairo)
• Mosque of Muhammad Ali (Cairo)
• Mokattam
• Cairo
• cemetery
• building

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Inal (Mamluk sultan of Egypt)
• Qurqumas
• Faraj ibn Barquq (Mamluk sultan of Egypt)
• Qaitbay (Mamluk sultan of Egypt)
• Gani Bak al-Ashrafi

Primary

• 25I1 city-view in general; 'veduta'
• 48C1 architecture
• 12I61 temple, shrine ~ Islam, Mohammedanism
• 61F(KALIFENGRÄBER (KAIRO)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (KALIFENGRÄBER (KAIRO))
• 61E(City of the dead (Cairo)) names of cities and villages (City of the dead (Cairo))
• 61F(GRABMOSCHEE DES FARADSCH IBN BARQUQ (Kairo)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (GRABMOSCHEE DES FARADSCH IBN BARQUQ (Kairo))
• 61F(GRAB DES EMIRS QURQUMAS (Kairo)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (GRAB DES EMIRS QURQUMAS (Kairo))
• 61F(GRAB DES SULTANS INAL (Kairo)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (GRAB DES SULTANS INAL (Kairo))
• 61F(GRAB DES SULTANS QUAYTBAY (Kairo)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (GRAB DES SULTANS QUAYTBAY (Kairo))
• 61F(GRAB DES SULTANS BARSBAY (Kairo)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (GRAB DES SULTANS BARSBAY (Kairo))
• 61F(GRAB DES EMIRS AL-GANI BAK ASHRAFI (Kairo)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (GRAB DES EMIRS AL-GANI BAK ASHRAFI (Kairo))
• 61F(ZITADELLE VON SALADIN (Kairo)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (ZITADELLE VON SALADIN (Kairo))
• 61F(MUHAMMAD-ALI-MOSCHEE (Kairo)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (MUHAMMAD-ALI-MOSCHEE (Kairo))
• 61D(MUKATTAM (Kairo)) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (MUKATTAM (Kairo)) (MUKATTAM (Kairo))
• 25H landscapes
• 25K16 desert

Secondary

• 61E(CAIRO) names of cities and villages (CAIRO)
• 48C1623 dome ~ architecture
• 41A31 façade (of house or building)
• 45K13 fortress
• 25H112 rocks
• 25D23 sand (soil type)