COLLECTION NAME:
Maps Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL19090306
Reference Number:
MMGS: E (273)
Image Title:
Plan of the Nile from Gebel Silsila to Wadi Halfa
Parent Work Title:
Egyptian Irrigation Plans by Sir William Willcocks
Creator:
Public Works Ministry
Creator Role:
Lithographer
Creator:
Willcocks, William, Sir, 1852-1932
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1893
Page/Sheet:
Plate 1(a)
Scale:
1: 100,000
Description:
Shows the flow of the Nile from Gebel Silsila to Wadi Halfa. Illustrations of temples and other significant monuments located along the Nile. Handwritten in ink: "W. Willcocks/ Dr. General of Reservoirs/ 1 Feby 1893". Sir William Willcocks (1852-1932) was a British Civil Engineer and was involved with the construction of the Aswan Low Dam. Composite image.
Keyword:
Rivers; Africa; Egypt; Temples: Rivers
Language Code:
eng
Language Name:
English
Subject:
Africa--Discovery and exploration--European
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Maps
Technique Used:
Lithography
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Places Covered:
Egypt
People Covered:
Willcocks, William, Sir, 1852-1932
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Manchester Geographical Society
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2019-09-20
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2019-11
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
