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In the Footsteps of David Roberts (2): Around Aswan
Few 19th-century artists did more to popularise travel in Egypt than Edinburgh-born David Roberts. His work managed to convey not just the romantic spirit of sites up and down the Nile, but to capture much of the architectural and decorative … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Aswan, David Roberts, Egypt, Landscape, Locations, People, Temples
Tagged Agilkia, Aswan, David Roberts, Elephantine, Isis, Kalabsha, Kiosk of Trajan, Lake Nasser, Nubia, Qertassi, Ramesses II, Temple of Isis
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Aswan: Gateway to Nubia (Part 2)
In a few strokes of the oars we three men in a boat are approaching the western shore of Elephantine, the largest of the Nile islands at Aswan. A row of feluccas are moored against the bank and a background … Continue reading
Posted in Aswan, Contemporary, Egypt, Landscape
Tagged Aswan, Bishareen, Elephantine, Elephantine island, Nubia
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