COLLECTION NAME:
Maps Collection
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maps002~1~1
Maps Collection
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Image Number:
JRL19090306
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JRL19090306
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Reference Number:
MMGS: E (273)
reference_number
MMGS: E (273)
Reference Number
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Image Title:
Plan of the Nile from Gebel Silsila to Wadi Halfa
title
Plan of the Nile from Gebel Silsila to Wadi Halfa
Image Title
false
Parent Work Title:
Egyptian Irrigation Plans by Sir William Willcocks
title_larger_entity
Egyptian Irrigation Plans by Sir William Willcocks
Parent Work Title
false
Creator:
Public Works Ministry
creator
Public Works Ministry
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Lithographer
creator_role
Lithographer
Creator Role
false
Creator:
Willcocks, William, Sir, 1852-1932
creator
Willcocks, William, Sir, 1852-1932
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Author
creator_role
Author
Creator Role
false
Date Created:
1893
date_created
1893
Date Created
false
Page/Sheet:
Plate 1(a)
page
Plate 1(a)
Page/Sheet
false
Scale:
1: 100,000
scale
1: 100,000
Scale
false
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.
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.
Description
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Keyword:
Rivers; Africa; Egypt; Temples: Rivers
keyword
Rivers; Africa; Egypt; Temples: Rivers
Keyword
false
Language Code:
eng
language
eng
Language Code
false
Language Name:
English
language_name
English
Language Name
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Subject:
Africa--Discovery and exploration--European
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Africa--Discovery and exploration--European
Subject
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Category of Material:
Printed
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Printed
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false
Sub-Category:
Maps
class
Maps
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false
Technique Used:
Lithography
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Lithography
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false
Medium:
Ink
medium
Ink
Medium
false
Support:
Paper
support
Paper
Support
false
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
temporal_coverage
19th Century CE
Time Period Covered
false
Places Covered:
Egypt
spatial_coverage
Egypt
Places Covered
false
People Covered:
Willcocks, William, Sir, 1852-1932
people_covered
Willcocks, William, Sir, 1852-1932
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false
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Manchester Geographical Society
former_repository
Manchester Geographical Society
Provenance
false
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
access_rights
<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-sa/4.0/88x31.png"></a>
Access Rights
false
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