
Sujet
Collecting water from the Nile, Egypt, c1798. Artist: Unknown
Légende
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.
Historica Graphica Collection
Date
1842
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection
Notre référence
HRM19D59_290
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,3Mo (2,9Mo) / 37,9cm x 33,3cm / 4475 x 3930 (300dpi)