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'General View of Cairo', 1890. Creator: Unknown.

'General View of Cairo', 1890. Creator: Unknown.

2-715-928 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'General View of Cairo', 1890. Cairo was founded in 969 AD by the Fatimid dynasty, Cairo Citadel was fortified by Salah al-Din (Saladin) between c1176- 1183 to protect it from Crusaders and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. From "Cassell's Illustrated Universal History, Vol. III - The Middle Ages", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890]

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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Edmund Ollier: : author, journalist
  2. Cassell & Co: : Publisher, printer, lithographer, publishers, printers, lithographers
  3. Saladin: Kurdish: Muslim leader
Medium
  1. Engraving
Picture Type
  1. Landscape
Geographic Hierarchy

World Africa Egypt Cairo Cairo

  1. 30 04 37 N , 031 17 09 E

World Middle East

  1. 30 20 16 N , 042 29 52 E

World Africa Egypt Maţrūḩ Pyramids of Giza

  1. 29 59 00 N , 031 08 00 E
Category Hierarchy

Locations & Buildings Palaces & Stately Homes

Religion & Belief Islam

Artistic Representations Cityscapes

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5581x3774
File Size : 61,708kb

Aliases

  1. 0580066110
  1. 2-715-928
  1. 2715928
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