• Louis De Clercq (photographer)

Album of views of ruins of temples, temple complexes and tombs, with several views of towns, villages, ports, and one palace, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt)

published 1859-1860

- Album PH1980:0048.05:001-041 includes: ten views of the ruins at Karnak; six views of ruins at Medinet Habu; four views of temples at Philae; four views of ruins at Thebes; three views of a temple at Dendera; three views of a temple at Idfu; two views of temples at Luxor; two views of tombs at Djebel-el-Selceleh; one view of the Nile and one view of the port at Aswan; one view of the port and one view of the Vice King's palace at Syout; and one view each of Girga, the village of Balianeh or El-Madsouneh, and lotus capitals at Isna.

Albumen silver prints from paper negatives

album (closed): 46,1 x 61,6 x 3,2 cm comps. (range): 19,8 to 28,2 x 20,5 to 54,4 cm pages (range): 45,5 to 59,1 x 45,6 to 60,4 cm

PH1980:0048.05:001-041

• general views
• distant views
• exterior views

- Contemporary binding consists of a red leather spine, full red leather boards covered with cloth, gilt trim and lettering, and moiré endpapers. Album has full title page.

stamped and numbered - in gold, on the cover, c.: with title inscribed and signed - by the photographer, in black ink, on the front end paper, u.r.: "A Maman Sophie. / Respecteux hommage de l'auteur. / Louis de Clercq" imprinted and dated - in black ink, on title page, u.c. to l.c.: "VOYAGE EN ORIENT / Monuments & Sites Pittoresques / DE / L'EGYPTE / Recueil photographique exécuté par / LOUIS DE CLERCQ / 1859 1860 / CINQUIÈME ALBUM / J.Blondeau [sic] et Antonin Script - Lith.H.Jannin,Paris [sic]"

Aswan; Egypt;

• architecture
• topographic

• complexes
• courtyards
• entrances
• ruins
• house
• gates
• palace
• obelisks
• temples
• tombs
• columns (architectural elements)
• church
• boats
• colonnades
• ports
• village
• townscape (built environment)
• cataracts
• rock-cut tombs
• lotus capitals
• avenues
• mortuary temples
• colossi

Contains:

• PH1980:0048.05:001, Exterior view of a small temple, Philae, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:002, View of the south façade of a temple courtyard, Philae, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:003, View of the west colonnade of a temple, Philae, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:004, View of the south façade of a temple courtyard, Philae, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:005, View of the first cataracts of the Nile, Aswan, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:006, Distant view of the port of Aswan from Elephantine Island, Aswan, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:007, View of tombs at Djebel-el-Selceleh, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:008, View of rock-cut tombs at Djebel-el-Selceleh, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:009, View of the principal façade of a temple, Idfu, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:010, View of a temple courtyard façade showing columns with lotus capitals, Idfu, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:011, View of a courtyard colonnade showing columns with lotus capitals, Idfu, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:012, View of lotus capitals, Isna, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:013, Distant view of the temple and the French House, Luxor, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:014, Distant view of a temple, Luxor, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:015, View of the entrance gate to the Alley of the Sphinx from the south [?], Karnak, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:016, View to the entrance gate to the Alley of the Sphinx from the north, Karnak, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:017, General view of the ruins of Karnak from the east showing obelisks, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:018, General view of the ruins of Karnak from the southeast showing obelisks and a temple [?], Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:019, General view of the ruins of Karnak from the south showing a temple [?], Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:020, General view of the ruins of Karnak from the northeast showing obelisks and a temple [?], Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:021, View of the main avenue through the ruins of Karnak from the east, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:022, View of the main avenue through the ruins of Karnak from the west, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:023, View of two obelisks, Karnak, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:024, View of the ruins of the upper part of the main colonnade, Karnak, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:025, View of the main entrance gate of the Medinet Habu Temple complex, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:026, View of the second gate of the Medinet Habu Temple complex, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:027, View of the colossi in the first courtyard of the Medinet Habu Temple complex, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:028, View of the ruins of the Christian church in the second courtyard of the Medinet Habu Temple complex, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:029, View of the ruins of a temple in the Medinet Habu Temple complex, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:030, View of the ruins of the small temple built by Totmes III, Medinet Habu Temple complex, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:031, View of two colossi, Thebes, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:032, View of the ruins of colossi and a sphinx in the Memnonium Temple complex, Thebes, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:033, View of the ruins of four colossi and a temple in the Memnonium Temple complex, Thebes, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:034, View of the ruins of a temple in the Memnonium Temple complex, Thebes, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:035, View of the ruins of the entrance gate to the temple, Dendera, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:036, View of the ruins of the west façade of the temple, Dendera, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:037, View of the ruins of the south façade of the temple, Dendera, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:038, Distant view of the village of Balianeh or El-Madsouneh, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:039, Distant view of Girga from across a river, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:040, Distant view of the port of Syout, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860
• PH1980:0048.05:041, Distant view of the Vice King's Palace with boats in the foreground, Syout, Ottoman Empire (now in Egypt), 1859-1860