cover image: The plain of Thebes from near Karnak. In the foreground is seen a modern saint's tomb in the middle-distance, the lateen sails of the Nile boats, the twin Colossi, and the Ramesêum stand out above the river, and the view is closed by the finest mountain in Egypt, whose steep ships are honeycombed with tombs, and whose towering mass guards and conceals the gloomy "Valley of the Kings" behind.

The plain of Thebes from near Karnak. In the foreground is seen a modern saint's tomb in the middle-distance, the lateen sails of the Nile boats, the twin Colossi, and the Ramesêum stand out above the river, and the view is closed by the finest mountain in Egypt, whose steep ships are honeycombed with tombs, and whose towering mass guards and conceals the gloomy "Valley of the Kings" behind.

1881

egypt nile river mountains sailboats tombs & sepulchral monuments colossi thebes (extinct city)
Collection
Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt
Format
Prints Illustrations
Pages
11 x 16.5 cm
Place Discussed
Egypt Thebes (Extinct city) Nile River
Provider
The New York Public Library
Published in
Egypt
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