Sujet
Remains of a Nilometer, an ancient device for measuring the annual inundation of the Nile, c1885. Artist: Unknown
Légende
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.
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1885
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B64_167
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
30,0Mo (3,1Mo) / 32,0cm x 23,4cm / 3781 x 2769 (300dpi)