Egyptian solar system modelSolar System. An engraving depicting the layout of the Solar System. It is shown as the route taken by a scarab beetle. The path starts at the Earth (centre) and passes out to the heavens (top)
Egyptian palm tree, 16th century artwork. The fruits of this palm tree are being harvested. The palm tree most commonly cultivated in this way is the date palm tree, which has sweet edible fruit
Giant trevally fishGiant trevally (Caranx ignobilis) fish. Photographed in the Red Sea, Egypt
Egyptian and Assyrian counting systems. Early methods of number counting involved the use of fingers, while early written records used strokes to indicate numbers
Alexandria BombardedAlexandria bombarded When Arabi Pasha rebels against the benevolent British rule, the English fleet under Beresford bombard the town for 10 hours before occupying it
Tranquility Holy Family Flight Egypt 1869 oilThe Tranquility of the Holy Family on the Flight to Egypt, 1869, oil on canvas, 119 x 158.5 cm, signed lower left: R. Zund, Robert Zund, Luzern 1827-1909 Luzern
Colossi of Memnon, UNESCO World Heritage Site, West Bank, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
Egyptian God Osirisillustration of a Egyptian God osiis
Antique map of Israel with vignettes
Antique engraving depicting birds eye view of Cairo
Antique map of Nile River
MOUNT SINAI: MONASTERY. Saint Catherines Monastery at Mount Sinai, Egypt. Lithograph by Louis Haghe, c1845, after a painting by David Roberts
Port Said ParatroopersBritish Paratroopers dug in on the Canal Road in Port Said, 12th November 1956. The Egyptian position is 500 yards from this point. (Photo by Terry Fincher/Keystone/Getty Images)
Close up of sculpture on Great Temple of Ramses II, Abu Simbel, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt
Karnak Temple, Luxor, EgyptKarnak, Temple of Amon, Court of Ramses II, Pink granite colossal statue of pharaoh
Bas-relief of Pharaoh Seti I on right with the Goddess Hathor on left, Temple of Seti I, Abydos, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
Hypostyle Hall, The Ramesseum (Mortuary Temple of Ramese II), Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
Traditional felucca sailing boats on the River Nile near Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
Goddess Hathor offers her necklace to the Pharaoh. Painted relief from a pillar of the tomb of Seth I at ThebesEgyptian civilization, New Kingdom, Dynasty XIX. Goddess Hathor offers her necklace to the Pharaoh. Painted relief from a pillar of the tomb of Seti I at Thebes. Detail, Setis cartouche
Great Temple of Rameses II. EGYPT. ASWAN. Abu Simbel. Great Temple of Rameses II. Main entrance to the Great Temple. Egyptian art. New Kingdom. Architecture
SUDAN: LION GOD OF KUSH. King Natakamani paying homage to Apedemak, lion god of Kush. Temple engraving, Naqa, Sudan
Ramesseum of Rameses II, Thebes, EgyptView of the Ramesseum, the memorial or mortuary temple of Rameses II at Thebes (now Luxor), Egypt. Date: early 20th century
Tourists on a Thomas Cook TourTourists on a Thomas Cook tour, milling around on the verandah and outside the luxurious Shepheards Hotel, Cairo. 1920s
Tourists on camels - EgyptFour male Tourists on a Thomas Cook tour, all about to take a trip by camel, with the help of a guide. circa 1910
Sandstorm, satellite imageSandstorm, Aqua satellite image. Cloud of sand stretching into the Mediterranean Sea (blue). The sand is being blown from the Great Sand Sea
Egyptian Fortune TellerEgyptian street fortune teller has two women engrossed in his soothsaying
General Wingate / StampGeneral SIR FRANCIS REGINALD WINGATE, 1st Baronet (1861 - 1953) British general and administrator in Egypt and the Sudan
Library of AlexandriaPtolemy I Soter inaugurates the great library at Alexandria Date: circa 370 BC
Joe Graham / SpecialistStockSmall School of Red Sea Bannerfish ( Heniochus intermedius ). Red Sea. Egypt
High Dam, Aswan, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
The Sphinx and one of the pyramids illuminated at night, Giza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cairo, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
The Pyramids of Giza, Giza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Cairo, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
A Bedouin guide with his camel, overlooking the Pyramids of Giza, Cairo, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
A lone figure stands amongst the Temples of Karnak, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
A camel stands in front of the Pyramids of Giza, Cairo, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
Sphinx and Kefren (Chephren) pyramid, Giza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cairo, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
Brewing coffee outside a Bedouin tent, Sinai, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
Detail of the back of a chair decorated with royal names and with the spirit of millions of years, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt
The kings fly-whisk, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
Pectoral in gold cloisonne with semi-precious stones and glass-paste, with winged scarab, symbol of resurrection, in centre, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun
Sunset, the Pyramids, Giza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cairo, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
White Begum residence overlooking the River Nile with feluccas, at Aswan, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
British Windsurfing Champion Guy Cribb in calm waters of the Red Sea, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
Pyramid silhouetted at sunset, Giza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cairo, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
One thousand Mayan columns and the great pyramid El Castillo, Chichen Itza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, Central America
Sphinx outside the Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
Sudan Wars: Tel-El-KebirBATTLE OF TEL-EL-KEBIR Wolseley defeats Arabi Pashas army decisively, quashing the revolt : henceforward Egypt will be under British rule
Tawfiq Pasha / Petit JournMUHAMMED TAWFIQ PASHA Khedive of Egypt (1879-92) Date: 1852 - 1892
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