COLLECTION NAME:
Maps Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL19090304
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
Image Sequence Number:
001
Description:
Top section of the plan showing 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.
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.
Previous Site:
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
