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Egyptian Collection

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Battle of Actium, 31 BC

Battle of Actium, 31 BC
Sea battle of Actium, in which Octavius defeated Antony and Cleopatra, 31 BC. Hand colored wodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Pyramids along the Nile

Pyramids along the Nile
Pyramids at Gizeh, with dhows on the Nile River in Egypt. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Chart of some early alphabets

Chart of some early alphabets
Various ancient alphabets: Coptic, Syriac, Ethioptic, Gothic, and Illyrian (Servian). Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Passover ritual as begun in ancient Egypt

Passover ritual as begun in ancient Egypt
Jewish family marking their home with lambs blood for the first Passover. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Sun-god Ra on his daily journey, ancient Egypt

Sun-god Ra on his daily journey, ancient Egypt
Sun-god Ra embarking for his daily journey through Egypt. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of ancient Egyptian art

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Egyptian deities separating night and day

Egyptian deities separating night and day
Ancient Egyptian deities Shu separating Sibu and Nuit. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a painting on a mummy-case

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Pharos, the lighthouse of ancient Alexandria

Pharos, the lighthouse of ancient Alexandria
Harbor and lighthouse of ancient Alexandria, a great center of Hellenistic culture and trade. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Ancient Egyptian agriculture

Ancient Egyptian agriculture
Farmers plowing, sowing, and harvesting grain in ancient Egypt. Engraving with a watercolor wash

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Egyptian Book of the Dead

Egyptian Book of the Dead
Fragment of the Egyptian Book of the Dead. Hand colored printed halftone reproduction of the document

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Great temple at Thebes, ancient Egypt

Great temple at Thebes, ancient Egypt
Great temple at Thebes in ancient Egypt, restored view. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Great temple at Karnak, site of Egyptian Thebes

Great temple at Karnak, site of Egyptian Thebes
Ruins of the great temple at Karnak, site of the city of Thebes in ancient Egypt. Color lithograph reproduction of an early 20th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Ancient Hebrews traveling into Egypt

Ancient Hebrews traveling into Egypt
Arrival of a Semitic family group in ancient Egypt. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a wall painting

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Map of ancient Egypt

Map of ancient Egypt. Printed color lithograph

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Hebrews released from bondage by the Egyptians

Hebrews released from bondage by the Egyptians
Moses given permission to lead the Hebrew people out of Egypt. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: The first Passover, in ancient Egypt

The first Passover, in ancient Egypt
Death of Egyptians firstborn children, sparing the enslaved Hebrew children. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: PANC2A-00122

PANC2A-00122
Alexander the Great at the temple of Apis in Memphis, ancient Egypt. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Exodus from Egypt of the Hebrew people

Exodus from Egypt of the Hebrew people
Moses leads the Hebrews out of slavery into the wilderness of Sinai. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Egyptian chariot

Egyptian chariot
Chariot drawn by a pair of horses in ancient Egypt. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Egyptian sandstorm destroys the army of Cambyses II

Egyptian sandstorm destroys the army of Cambyses II
Persian army of Cambyses II destroyed in a North African sandstorm after conquering the Nile valley, 522 BC. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Gustav Dore illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Pharaoh and other ancient Egyptians

Pharaoh and other ancient Egyptians
Ancient Egyptian pharaoh with court officer and fan bearer: a judge: a guard: and neighboring tribesmen. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Silversmith in ancient Egypt

Silversmith in ancient Egypt
Ancient Egyptian worker in silver. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Alexandria, Egypt, in the 1500s

Alexandria, Egypt, in the 1500s
Map of Alexandria, showing the lighthouse Pharos at the harbor entrance in the 1500s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Nile River sailboats approaching Tanis, ancient Egypt

Nile River sailboats approaching Tanis, ancient Egypt
Ancient Egyptian boats on the Nile approaching the city of Tanis in the time of Moses. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics on an obelisk in Paris

Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics on an obelisk in Paris
Hieroglyphics on the ancient Egyptian obelisk from Luxor in the Place de la Concorde, Paris, presented to King Louis-Philippe in the 1800s. Digital photograph

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Sphinx and Pyramids of Gizeh, 1800s

Sphinx and Pyramids of Gizeh, 1800s
Great Pyramid and the Sphinx near Gizeh, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Hebrews enslaved in ancient Egypt

Hebrews enslaved in ancient Egypt
Jewish captives building pyramids in ancient Egypt. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Pharaoh and servants, ancient Egypt

Pharaoh and servants, ancient Egypt
Ancient Egyptian pharaoh, a woman with water jug, and a man carrying basket of fruit. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Apis, the sacred bull of ancient Egypt

Apis, the sacred bull of ancient Egypt. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an ancient bas-relief

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Queen of ancient Egypt and her attendants

Queen of ancient Egypt and her attendants
Ancient Egyptian queen and her attendants. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Female pharaohs coronation in ancient Egypt

Female pharaohs coronation in ancient Egypt
Coronation of female pharaoh in ancient Egypt. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Slave workers in ancient Egypt

Slave workers in ancient Egypt
Slaves in ancient Egypt constructing public buildings. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Royal barge on the Nile in ancient Egypt

Royal barge on the Nile in ancient Egypt
Hunting party of an Egyptian princess in a barge on the Nile. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Alexandrian Library in ancient times

Alexandrian Library in ancient times
Scholars using the great library of Alexandria, Egypt, circa 300-200 BC. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Fishing with nets in ancient Egypt

Fishing with nets in ancient Egypt
Fishermen using nets in ancient Egypt. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Donkey-riders on their way to see the pyramids, 1800s

Donkey-riders on their way to see the pyramids, 1800s
Tourists riding unruly donkeys to a picnic at the pyramids, Egypt, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Luncheon atop the Pyramid of Gizeh, 1800s

Luncheon atop the Pyramid of Gizeh, 1800s
British tourists having Christmas lunch on the Great Pyramid, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Archaeologists remove artifacts from a pyramid at Dashur, Egypt

Archaeologists remove artifacts from a pyramid at Dashur, Egypt
M. de Morgan lifts a golden crown from the mummy of Queen Khnemit at Dahshur, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Excavating the Sphinx, 1880s

Excavating the Sphinx, 1880s
Excavation of ancient Egyptian structures beneath the Sphinx in progress at Ghizeh, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: GAFR2A-00014

GAFR2A-00014
British attack on Egyptian artillery at Tell el-Kebir, Egypt, 1882. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Busy Cairo street in the late 1800s

Busy Cairo street in the late 1800s
Street activity in the new quarter of Cairo, circa 1890. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: GAFR2A-00021

GAFR2A-00021
Egyptians drawing Nile water with a shadoof, a counterbalanced device used since ancient times. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Nile River papyrus thickets

Nile River papyrus thickets
Papyrus growing along the Nile, original paper of the ancient Egyptians. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Women and a man-servant of Egypt, 1800s

Women and a man-servant of Egypt, 1800s
Tambourine player, Muslim woman water-carrier, and an African servant, Egypt. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Bedouin, Muslim woman, and a messenger in Egypt

Bedouin, Muslim woman, and a messenger in Egypt
Bedouin girl, Muslim woman selling fruit, and a messenger, Egypt. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Napoleon accepting the surrender of Cairo, 1798

Napoleon accepting the surrender of Cairo, 1798
Submission of the Mamelukes to Napoleon Bonaparte. Hand-colored engraving

Background imageEgyptian Collection: HOUS2A-00095

HOUS2A-00095
Arab bakers at their bread oven in Cairo, Egypt, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Unwrapping an Egyptian mummy, Cairo, 1880s

Unwrapping an Egyptian mummy, Cairo, 1880s
British and Egyptian officials unwrapping an Egyptian mummy in the Boulak Museum, Cairo, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Joseph of Egypt, overseer of pharoahs granaries

Joseph of Egypt, overseer of pharoahs granaries
Joseph of Egypt rises from slavery, to become a trusted official of pharoah. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: PANC2A-00014

PANC2A-00014
Pharaoh Ramses III. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: PANC2A-00038

PANC2A-00038
Cleopatra receiving Marc Antony in ancient Egypt. Hand colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: PANC2A-00040

PANC2A-00040
Cleopatras barge on the Nile. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a painting by H. Picou

Background imageEgyptian Collection: PANC2A-00042

PANC2A-00042
Caesar Augustus finding Cleopatras body after she committed suicide. Hand-colored photogravure reproduction of a painting by Von Heckel

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Ancient Egyptians besieging a fortress

Ancient Egyptians besieging a fortress
Assaulting a fortification with testudo formation and scaling ladder, ancient Egypt. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: PANC2A-00083

PANC2A-00083
Persians hurling cats at Pelusiums defenders during Cambyses IIs conquest of Egypt, 525 BC. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: PANC2A-00059

PANC2A-00059
Alexander the Great laying out the city of Alexandria in ancient Egypt, 332 BC. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: PANC2A-00065

PANC2A-00065
Vercingetorix, chief of the Gauls, captured and brought before Caesar, 46 BC. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Building the Great Pyramid of Cheops

Building the Great Pyramid of Cheops
Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops) supervising construction of the Great Pyramid. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Hebrew captives carrying bricks in ancient Egypt

Hebrew captives carrying bricks in ancient Egypt
Slaves carrying bricks for buildings in ancient Egypt. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Pharaoh and his attendants

Pharaoh and his attendants
Egyptian pharaoh with a court official and a fan-bearer. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Egyptian Court of the Dead

Egyptian Court of the Dead
Court of the Dead in ancient Egypt. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Egyptian Sphinx in the 19th-century

Egyptian Sphinx in the 19th-century
Ancient Egyptian Sphinx, shown in the 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Visitors inside the Pyramid of Gizeh, early 1800s

Visitors inside the Pyramid of Gizeh, early 1800s
European visitors exploring chambers inside the Great Pyramid, early 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Egyptian pyramids along the Nile

Egyptian pyramids along the Nile
Pyramids at Gizeh on the banks of the Nile. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Lunch for visitors to an ancient Egyptian temple, 1800s

Lunch for visitors to an ancient Egyptian temple, 1800s
Tourists having lunch in the remains of an ancient Egyptian temple at Medinet, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: GAFR2A-00031

GAFR2A-00031
Market scene on the banks of the Nile River, Egypt, circa 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Locust invasion of ancient Egypt

Locust invasion of ancient Egypt
Plague of locusts in ancient Egypt, in the story of Moses. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Egyptian pharaoh in battle

Egyptian pharaoh in battle
Pharaoh in his chariot leading Egyptian soldiers in battle. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageEgyptian Collection: HREC2A-00004

HREC2A-00004
British tourists ascending the Great Pyramid in Egypt, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: GAFR2A-00013

GAFR2A-00013
British naval brigade using a Gatling gun to occupy Alexandria, Egypt, 1882. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: GAFR2A-00036

GAFR2A-00036
Egyptian couple buying a drink from a water-seller in Port-Said, Egypt. Antique hand-colored print, 19th century

Background imageEgyptian Collection: GAFR2A-00038

GAFR2A-00038
Bedouin musician, African slave, and a Muslim woman in street dress, Cairo, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageEgyptian Collection: Stanleys African servant, 1880s

Stanleys African servant, 1880s
Sali, African servant of explorer Henry Stanley throughout the 1887-1889 expedition and in Cairo. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageEgyptian Collection: GAFR2A-00002

GAFR2A-00002
Busy street vendors in Cairo. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration


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