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Collecting water from the Nile, Egypt, c1798. Artist: Unknown

Collecting water from the Nile, Egypt, c1798. Artist: Unknown

1-633-052 - Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images

Collecting water from the Nile, Egypt, c1798. Shadufs being used to raise water from the River Nile. A shaduf is an irrigation tool, originally developed in Ancient Egypt. Plate 6 from Vol II, Arts and Trades of 'Descriptions of Egypt', a book published under the orders of Napoleon in 1822, documenting his military and scientific expedition to Egypt in 1798.

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  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
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  1. Nicolas Jacques Conte: French: artist, painter, draftsman, chemist
People Related
  1. Napoleon Bonaparte I: Corsican: Emperor, soldier, politician
Medium
  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) : 4475x3930
File Size : 51,524kb

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  1. 263555
  1. 0600000702
  1. 1-633-052
  1. 1633052
  1. 263555
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