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Remains of a Nilometer, an ancient device for measuring the annual inundation of the Nile, c1885. Artist: Unknown

Remains of a Nilometer, an ancient device for measuring the annual inundation of the Nile, c1885. Artist: Unknown

1-157-590 - Oxford Science Archive/Heritage Images

Remains of a Nilometer, an ancient device for measuring the annual inundation of the Nile, c1885. The annual flooding of the Nile was always vitally important to Egypt as it governed the fertility of the soil and could mean the difference between abundance and starvation.

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  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
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  1. Engraving
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World Africa Egypt

  1. 27 00 00 N , 030 00 00 E
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3781x2769
File Size : 30,673kb

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  1. 001948
  1. 001948
  1. 0460000314
  1. 1-157-590
  1. 1157590
  1. 314
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