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

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

MALFINE photo. 021

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Khalig el-Misri canal

photographer not known

albumen print

19 by 25.4 cm

no signature or caption

c.1890

MALFINE photo. 015

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

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

Port Said

photographer not known

albumen print

28.6 by 22.4 cm

no signature or caption

c.1890

MALFINE photo. 023

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

A saqqiya (water wheel)

G. Sarolides

albumen print

27.8 by 21.9 cm

No. 128. Saqquieh.

G. Sarolides

c.1890

MALFINE photo. 031

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

Felukas sailing through a movable bridge

G. Lekegian

albumen print

27.6 by 21.4 cm

Lekegian

c.1890

MALFINE photo. 029

photographer not known

albumen print

28.1 by 22 cm

191. Vue de Kantara avec le ponte

c.1890

People

MALFINE photo. 001

Woman with a water jar

H. Arnoux

albumen print

19.5 by 27.5 cm

H. Arnoux 338

c.1880

MALFINE photo. 002

Two female fruit sellers

probably H. Arnoux

albumen print

19.7 by 26.8 cm

no signature or caption

c.1880

MALFINE photo. 003

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

Two female dancers

probably H. Arnoux

albumen print

19.7 by 27 cm

404.

c.1880

MALFINE photo. 005

Street bread-seller

possibly P. Sebah

albumen print

16.4 by 22.2 cm

No. 634

c.1890

MALFINE photo. 006

Caravan at rest

probably H. Arnoux

albumen print

26.8 by 20.8 cm

876.

c.1890

MALFINE photo. 024

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