The Nile Collection (page 6)

Cleopatra - The Serpent of Old Nile in the Royal Galley, c1925. Artist: Arthur Percy Dixon
Cleopatra - The Serpent of Old Nile in the Royal Galley, c1925. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 1 by Harold Wheeler. [The Waverley Book Company, Ltd. London, c1925]

Cheops from the fertile Valley of the Nile, Egypt, 1896. From The Underwood Travel Library - Egypt. [Underwood & Underwood, London, New York, 1896]

A Nile Village, c1880, (1904). Artist: Robert George Talbot Kelly
A Nile Village, c1880, (1904). From Egypt, by R. Talbot Kelly. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1904]

Egypt, c1930s
Egypt. Developed from the painted galleys used by the Pharaohs, the dahabiyehs plying on the Nile to-day are roomy houseboats, c1930s. From Geographical Magazine, Volume 3

A Ruined Palace at Mit Gamr, c1880, (1904). Artist: Robert George Talbot Kelly
A Ruined Palace at Mit Gamr, c1880, (1904). From Egypt, by R. Talbot Kelly. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1904]

Mit Gamr on the Lower Side, c1880, (1904). Artist: Robert George Talbot Kelly
Mit Gamr on the Lower Side, c1880, (1904). From Egypt, by R. Talbot Kelly. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1904]

Moonlight on the Nile, near Cairo, c1880, (1904). Artist: Robert George Talbot Kelly
Moonlight on the Nile, near Cairo, c1880, (1904). From Egypt, by R. Talbot Kelly. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1904]

The First Cataract, c1880, (1904). Artist: Robert George Talbot Kelly
The First Cataract, c1880, (1904). From Egypt, by R. Talbot Kelly. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1904]

First Cataract from Elephantine Island, c1880, (1904). Artist: Robert George Talbot Kelly
First Cataract from Elephantine Island, c1880, (1904). From Egypt, by R. Talbot Kelly. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1904]

A Silvery Day on the Nile, c1880, (1904). Artist: Robert George Talbot Kelly
A Silvery Day on the Nile, c1880, (1904). From Egypt, by R. Talbot Kelly. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1904]

The Colossi of Thebes - Moonrise, c1880, (1904). Artist: Robert George Talbot Kelly
The Colossi of Thebes - Moonrise, c1880, (1904). From Egypt, by R. Talbot Kelly. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1904]

North Wind on the Upper Nile, c1880, (1904). Artist: Robert George Talbot Kelly
North Wind on the Upper Nile, c1880, (1904). From Egypt, by R. Talbot Kelly. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1904]

A Nile Afterglow, c1880, (1904). Artist: Robert George Talbot Kelly
A Nile Afterglow, c1880, (1904). From Egypt, by R. Talbot Kelly. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1904]

A Tibbin Boat on the Nile, c1880, (1904). Artist: Robert George Talbot Kelly
A Tibbin Boat on the Nile, c1880, (1904). From Egypt, by R. Talbot Kelly. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1904]

Tel-El-Amarna, on the Upper Side, c1880, (1904). Artist: Robert George Talbot Kelly
Tel-El-Amarna, on the Upper Side, c1880 (1904). From Egypt, by R. Talbot Kelly. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1904]

Bulak from Ghezireh, c1880, (1904). Artist: Robert George Talbot Kelly
Bulak from Ghezireh, c1880, (1904). From Egypt, by R. Talbot Kelly. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1904]

Cairo from the River-Evening, c1880, (1904). Artist: Robert George Talbot Kelly
Cairo from the River-Evening, c1880, (1904). From Egypt, by R. Talbot Kelly. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1904]

On The Nile, c1900. Artist: Wilfrid Williams Ball
On The Nile, c1900. From The Studio Volume 70, [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1917]

Passengers on a Nile cruise, 1936
Passengers on a Nile cruise, Egypt, 1936. From a private album of a passenger who undertook a cruise on the S.S. Arandora Star, which began 9th April, 1936

A laden dahabiyeh, Egypt, c1890. Artist: Newton & Co
A laden dahabiyeh, Egypt, c1890. A dahabiyeh is a long, narrow sailboat divided approximately into halves; the forward half is devoted to the crew and the cook

Water wheel, Egypt, c1890. Artist: Newton & Co
Water wheel, Egypt, c1890. Lantern slide

A shaduf on the Nile, Egypt, c1890. Artist: G Lekegian
A shaduf on the Nile, Egypt, c1890. A shaduf is an irrigation tool, originally developed in Ancient Egypt. Lantern slide

General view of ruins, Philae, Egypt, c1890. Artist: Newton & Co
General view of ruins, Philae, Egypt, c1890. The temple complex on the island of Philae in the Nile was begun in the 4th century BC

The Battle of the Nile, Egypt, 1 August 1798 (c1857). Artist: J Rogers
The Battle of the Nile, Egypt, 1 August 1798 (c1857). The battle was fought at night in the Abu Qir Bay near Alexandria. Admiral Lord Nelson found the French fleet at anchor and attacked

Berberin boatmen, flooded isle of Philae, Egypt, c1922. Artist: Donald McLeish
Berberin boatmen, flooded isle of Philae, Egypt, c1922. The island and its ruins were regularly flooded after the construction of the Aswan Low Dam in 1902

The Nile Delta, Egypt, c1280 (1956). Detail from the Hereford Mappa Mundi, Hereford Cathedral. Attributed to Richard de Bello, the Hereford Mappa Mundi is the largest known existing medieval map

Captain Richard Burton, British explorer, c1880-1882. Artist: Charles Waltner
Captain Richard Burton, British explorer, c1880-1882. After the portrait by Sir Frederic Leighton. Richard Francis Burtons (1821-1890) extensive travels included a journey to Mecca

Irrigating fields near Cairo, Egypt, c1920s. Plate taken From In the Land of the Pharaohs, published by Lehnert & Landrock (Cairo)

The Delta Barrage, Cairo, Egypt, c1920s. Completed in 1862, the Delta Barrage was a dam which was intended to improve irrigation in the Nile Delta area of Egypt

Boats on the Nile, Cairo, Egypt, c1920s. Plate taken From In the Land of the Pharaohs, published by Lehnert & Landrock (Cairo)

The Kasr-El-Nile Bridge, Cairo, Egypt, c1920s. Plate taken From In the Land of the Pharaohs, published by Lehnert & Landrock (Cairo)

Aswan and the island of Elephantine as seen from the western cliffs, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Assuan and the island of Elephantine as seen from the western cliffs, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted

Looking down the Nile from the western cilffs of Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Looking down the Nile from the western cilffs of Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Here sailed forth the fleets of the Theban princes against those of Assuit

An Egyptian shaduf lifting the Nile waters to the thirsty fields, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
An Egyptian shaduf lifting the Nile waters to the thirsty fields, Egypt, 1905. For many thousands of years this device has been used

View from the summit of the Great Pyramid, Giza, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
View from the summit of the Great Pyramid, Giza, Egypt, 1905. Looking east across the Nile valley. Stereoscopic card. Detail

The great Nile bridge, Cairo, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The great Nile bridge, Cairo, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted

People of the Shilluk (Chollo), Sudan, Africa, 1936. Artist: Major R Whitbread
People of the Shilluk (Chollo), Sudan, Africa, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Old Cataract Hotel, Aswan, Egypt. View across the River Nile

Old Father Nile, (1893). Artist: John L Stoddard
Old Father Nile, (1893). Ancient Roman sculpture also known as Colossus of the Nile, of the river god with sphinxes and crocodiles. From the Vatican, Rome

An Egyptian Sakiyeh, Drawing Nile Water for Irrigation, Egypt, 1896. From The Underwood Travel Library - Egypt. [Underwood & Underwood, London, New York, 1896]

The second cataract of the Nile as seen from the southwest, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The second cataract of the Nile as seen from the southwest, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted

Looking down on the river past the front of Abu Simbel temple, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Looking down on the river past the front of Abu Simbel temple, Egypt, 1905. [The temple] was wrought by Ramses II, the author of the most colossal works in Egypt

The grotto temple of Abu Simbel, seen from the Nile, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The grotto temple of Abu Simbel, seen from the Nile, Egypt, 1905. [The temple] was wrought by Ramses II, the author of the most colossal works in Egypt

Kasr (Qasr) Ibrim and a view down the Nile in Nubia, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Kasr (Qasr) Ibrim and a view down the Nile in Nubia, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted

The Aswan dam as seen from the Philae temple, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The Aswan dam as seen from the Philae temple, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted

The island of Philae, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The island of Philae, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted

Map of the War in the Soudan, late 19th century, (1900). Map showing Sudan with the River Nile, Khartoum and Omdurman, scene of a battle in 1898 between British General Sir Horatio Kitchener

Khartoum, Capital of Sudan, 1900. Illustration from The Life and Times of Queen Victoria by Robert Wilson, Volume IV, (Cassell and Company, London, Paris, New York, Melbourne, 1900)

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"The Nile: A Timeless Journey Through History and Beauty" Step back in time to the early 20th century as we witness "The Nile Flood Had Retired, c1930" by W Heath Robinson. This captivating artwork transports us to a bygone era when the mighty river dictated life's rhythms. Travel further down the Nile and gaze upon the enchanting island of Philae with its majestic temples in "Looking down on the island of Philae and its temples, Egypt, 1905" captured by Underwood & Underwood. The ancient structures stand as testaments to human ingenuity amidst nature's grandeur. Delve even deeper into history with Richard de Bello's Hereford World Map from around 1280. This remarkable cartographic masterpiece showcases how civilizations recognized and revered the Nile as a lifeline for trade, culture, and exploration. Witness the arduous task of lifting water from the Nile using a shadouf in Nag Hammadi, Egypt through an evocative photograph taken in 1898. It reminds us of humanity's resourcefulness in harnessing this powerful force for sustenance. Christian Wilhelm Allers' depiction of life on Cairo's banks takes us right into bustling city life along this iconic river. From fishermen casting their nets to locals going about their daily routines, these scenes capture both tradition and modernity coexisting harmoniously. Explore military campaigns unfolding along this strategic waterway through an unknown creator's map illustrating events between February 1915 and May 1916 during World War I. The Ottoman Empire looms large over this region where power dynamics were fiercely contested. Embark on "The Nile Expedition" that took place from 1884-85 through a dramatic image showcasing Sir Charles Wilson being rescued amidst turbulent times (1901). This daring mission exemplifies international cooperation against adversity while highlighting the significance of controlling such a vital artery.