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The Sultan Hassan mosque, Cairo, Egypt. Photograph by Pascal Sébah (?), ca. 1870.

Mohamed Ali mosque, Cairo, Egypt. Photograph by Pascal Sébah, ca. 1870.

A shaduf, or water crane, North Africa: men are shown operating the water raising machine. Photograph by P. Sébah, 1870/1886?.

The Sultan Hassan mosque, Cairo, Egypt: the doorway with a crowd gathered outside. Photograph by Pascal Sébah (?), ca. 1870.

The Abou Simbel temple (the Sun Temple of Ramesses II), Nubia, Egypt: detail of facade showing Ramesses II and the sun god Ra; a man squats in the foreground to show scale. Photograph by Pascal Sébah, ca. 1875.

The Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Egypt: two statues in ruins. Photograph (by Jean or Pascal Sébah?).

Mohamed Ali mosque and citadel, Cairo, Egypt. Photograph by Pascal Sébah (?), ca. 1870.

Luxor, Egypt: the pylon of Luxor and a granite obelisk. Photograph by Pascal Sébah, ca. 1875.

Luxor, Egypt: the Temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu: carved columns in the Second Court. Photograph by Pascal Sébah, ca. 1875.

Luxor, Egypt: the Temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu: standing colossi in the First Court. Photograph by Pascal Sébah, ca. 1875.

Karnak Temple, Luxor, Egypt: the Temple of Khons: a colonnade. Photograph by Pascal Sébah, ca. 1875.

Karnak Temple, Luxor, Egypt: the Avenue of Rams leading to the propylon of Ptolemy III Eurgetes I; people wearing robes walking on the avenue. Photograph by Pascal Sébah, ca. 1875.

Egypt: a temple in ruins. Photograph (by Jean or Pascal Sébah ?), 1870/1890 (?).

The Abou Simbel temple (the Sun Temple of Ramesses II), Nubia, Egypt: four seated colossi of Ramesses II; a man stands in the foreground as an indication of scale. Photograph by Pascal Sébah, ca. 1875.

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Karnak Temple, Luxor, Egypt: the Temple of Khons: a colonnade. Photograph by Pascal Sébah, ca. 1875.

Karnak Temple, Luxor, Egypt: the Avenue of Rams leading to the propylon of Ptolemy III Eurgetes I; people wearing robes walking on the avenue. Photograph by Pascal Sébah, ca. 1875.

Egypt: a temple in ruins. Photograph (by Jean or Pascal Sébah ?), 1870/1890 (?).

Luxor, Egypt: the pylon of Luxor and a granite obelisk. Photograph by Pascal Sébah, ca. 1875.

The Abou Simbel temple (the Sun Temple of Ramesses II), Nubia, Egypt: four seated colossi of Ramesses II; a man stands in the foreground as an indication of scale. Photograph by Pascal Sébah, ca. 1875.