The Malfine collection of 19th-century century photographs of Egypt
High resolution scans of these photographs are available at 50 GBP each from malfine@btinternet.com
Ancient Egyptian monuments
MALFINE photo. 013
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Mit Rahina (Memphis). The Ptah temple enclosure, south gate. Colossal statue of Ramesses II (Abû ‘l-Hôl)
G. Zangaki
albumen print
27.8 by 22.1 cm
Zangaki
No. 382 Memphis statue renversée
c.1880
MALFINE photo. 021
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The temple of Luxor seen from the south-west
A, Beato (by comparison with Griffith Institute photo. 193)
albumen print
26 by 20.3 cm
no signature or caption visible
c.1890
MALFINE photo. 022
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The temple of Luxor seen from the river
F. Bonfils
albumen print
28.1 by 21.9 cm
Bonfils
126. Vue générale de Louqsor / Ėgypte
c.1880
MALFINE photo. 025
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Dendera. The temple of Hathor. Columns of the Outer Hypostyle, PM vi.48-9
Zangaki
albumen print
21 by 28.1 cm
Zangaki
No. 635 Denderah Colonnade
c.1890
MALFINE photo. 027
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Abydos. Temple of Sethos I. Inner Hypostyle. Sethos I consecrates offerings before shrine with seated Osiris and goddesses Maet and Renpet. PM vi.8(86)
photographer not known
albumen print
26.1 by 21.3 cm
no signature or caption
c.1890
MALFINE photo. 028
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The mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahri, the middle colonnade. Trees and cattle from the scenes of the expedition to Punt.
photographer not known
albumen print
27 by 21.4 cm
no signature or caption
c.1895
Islamic monuments
MALFINE photo. 008
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Cairo. The madrasa of Sultan Hassan 1356-63. The mihrab
photographer not known
albumen print
20.1 by 16.1 cm
no signature or caption
c.1890
MALFINE photo. 009
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Cairo. The mosque of al-Guyushi 1085. The mihrab
photographer not known
albumen print
12.8 by 17.5 cm
505
c.1890
MALFINE photo. 010
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Cairo. The mihrab of the madrasa-khanqah of Sultan Barquq 1384-6
photographer not known
albumen print
16.5 by 11.5 cm
no signature or caption
c.1890
MALFINE photo. 017
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Cairo. The mihrab of the madrasa-mausoleum of Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad, 1295-1304
P. Sebah
albumen print
20 by 26.6 cm
no signature or caption, but stamped ‘Photographie P. Sebah, Caire, rue Shepheard’s Hotel’ on the back
c.1890
MALFINE photo. 018
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Cairo. The mihrab of the madrasa-khanqah of Sultan Barquq 1384-6
photographer not known
albumen print
18.4 by 26 cm
no signature or caption
c.1890
MALFINE photo. 019
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Cairo. The court of the madrasa-khanqah of Sultan Barquq 1384-6
photographer not known
albumen print
30 by 22.9 cm
Mosquée Barkouk au direct. Sahn côté Sud.
c.1890
MALFINE photo. 020
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Cairo. The court of the madrasa-khanqah of Sultan Barquq,1384-6
L. Fiorillo
albumen print
26.7 by 20.3 cm
Caire La cour de la Mosquée Sultan-Barkuk
247 L. Fiorillo, Phot.
c.1890
MALFINE photo.030
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Cairo. The Southern Cemetery (‘Tombs of the Mamluks’). View towards the Citadel, with the minaret of Qawsun in the centre and the dome of Amir Sudun on the right.
P. Sebah
albumen print
27.1 by 20.7 cm
12. Citadelle du Caire et tombeaux des Mameluks
P. Sébah
c.1870
Cairo
MALFINE photo. 007
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The Khalig el-Misri canal
photographer not known
albumen print
19 by 25.4 cm
no signature or caption
c.1890
MALFINE photo. 015
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The first Kasr el-Nil bridge (Zamalek bridge), with lion statues by H. A. Jacquemart
G. Sarolides
albumen print
27.8 by 22.3 cm
No. 134. Le pont Kasr el-Nil. Caire.
G. Sarolides
c.1890
MALFINE photo. 016
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Ezbekiya gardens
G. Sarolides
albumen print
27.7 by 21 cm
No. 51 Le jardin de l’Ezbekieh. Caire
G. Sarolides
c.1890
Egyptian towns and other sites
MALFINE photo. 012
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Port Said
photographer not known
albumen print
28.6 by 22.4 cm
no signature or caption
c.1890
MALFINE photo. 023
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Heliopolis. ‘The Virgin’s Tree’
photographer not known
albumen print
27.8 by 22.7 cm
No. 65. L’arbre de la Vierge. Caire
c.1890
MALFINE photo. 014
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A saqqiya (water wheel)
G. Sarolides
albumen print
27.8 by 21.9 cm
No. 128. Saqquieh.
G. Sarolides
c.1890
MALFINE photo. 031
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Field threshing floor
photographer not known
albumen print
26.6 by 20.7 cm
1518 Battage du blé à Minieh
c.1890
The Nile and the Suez Canal
MALFINE photo. 026
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Felukas sailing through a movable bridge
G. Lekegian
albumen print
27.6 by 21.4 cm
Lekegian
c.1890
MALFINE photo. 029
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photographer not known
albumen print
28.1 by 22 cm
191. Vue de Kantara avec le ponte
c.1890
People
MALFINE photo. 001
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Woman with a water jar
H. Arnoux
albumen print
19.5 by 27.5 cm
H. Arnoux 338
c.1880
MALFINE photo. 002
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Two female fruit sellers
probably H. Arnoux
albumen print
19.7 by 26.8 cm
no signature or caption
c.1880
MALFINE photo. 003
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Woman with a waterpipe and a young boy
possibly H. Arnoux
albumen print
26.8 by 20.8 cm
158.
c.1880
MALFINE photo. 004
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Two female dancers
probably H. Arnoux
albumen print
19.7 by 27 cm
404.
c.1880
MALFINE photo. 005
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Street bread-seller
possibly P. Sebah
albumen print
16.4 by 22.2 cm
No. 634
c.1890
MALFINE photo. 006
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Caravan at rest
probably H. Arnoux
albumen print
26.8 by 20.8 cm
876.
c.1890
MALFINE photo. 024
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British soldiers posing in front of the Great Sphinx at Giza
photographer not known
albumen print
25.6 by 20.6 cm
no signature or caption
c.1890