Lawrence E. Steele (1855-?) was Vice President of the RDS and a passionate Egyptologist. He served as Secretary of the Egypt Exploration Fund and travelled extensively around Egypt.
On his death, he bequeathed his collection of glass plate negatives to the RDS Library & Archives. This collection comprises over 1500 glass plates depicting scenes of Egypt in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, including images of temples, tombs, statues and landscapes. There are also drawings and maps collected from books in the collection. Steele used the glass plates to educate the people of Ireland, as he travelled around the island delivering lectures on Egypt.
This collection is in the process of being catalogued and the rest of the images will be uploaded in the coming months.
Stone structures with hieroglyphs
Colonnade of Amenhotep III
Bust of Khonsu
Temple of Horus
Statue on its face
The chair of Princess Sitamun.
Abu Simbel Temples
Relief of King Ramesses III at Medinet Habu
Chamber of Amon
Temple of Ramesses II
Karnak Temple Complex
Doorway in temple
Doorway in temple
Columns at the Luxor Temple
Colonnade at the Court of Amenhotep III
Propylon at the Valley of the Rams
Statues of Tutankhamun and Ankesenamun
Columns of Trajan's Kiosk
Stone relief
Portico of the Temple of Gerf Hussayn
Removal of grave goods from tomb of Kha and Merit
Entrance to Valley of the Kings
Temple of Hathor
Temple of Hathor
Stele of Akhenaten
Chamber of house at Amarna
Painted pavement from the palace of Ikhnaton at Amarna
Boat landing on riverbank
Stone carving of horse
Stone carving from Egyptian Museum
Ibex goat from Boswell collection
Illustrations of benet (harp) player and capture of bull
The Mastaba of Ptahhetep and Akhethetep
Hunting scene from tomb-chapel of Nakht
Plan of House of Meryré
Map of area around Gulf of Sirte
Relief showing Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti worshipping the Aten.
Engraved illustration of hunting a hippopotamus
Illustrations animals among plants
Fowlers catching Geese; and Poulterers; Fishing with a Drag Net
Floorplan of House of Meyré
Tourists climbing Great Pyramid of Giza
Illustration from tomb of Ay
Ivory statue, from the Temple of Osiris at Abydos
Genealogical table of Tutankhamen
Hall of Columns, Karnak
Temple at Phyloe
Temple of Horus
The Colossi of Memnon, Thebes
Temple of Ramesses II at Abu Simbel
View of the Nile
Column at the temple of Sobek and Haroeris at Kom Ombo
List of Wonders of the Ancient world
Quirinal Palace, Rome
Map of Egypt, Arabia Petraea, and Lower Nubia
Obelisks at Temple of Amun at Karnak
Temple of Isis, Philae
View of the Nile
Nile Bank with trees
The Fortress of Qubban, Nubia
Map of Temples of Lower Nubia
Map of Lower Nubia in Ptolemaic and Roman Times
Hills seen from the Nile
Steep bank on the Nile
Ruins on the Nile
Map of Forts in Lower Nubia in the the Time of the Egyptian Dynasties
Bank of the Nile
Qubbet el-Hawa seen from the Nile
Tomb of Sarenput I at Qubbet el-Hawa
Tomb of Sarenput II at Qubbet el-Hawa, Interior View
Entrance to Tomb of Herkhuf at Qubbet el-Hawa
Hill fortress
Ruined structure with arches.
Small dome on hilltop
Hieroglyphs on a rock
Man in the desert.
The barrage at Aswan Dam
Hand drawn map of the confluence of the White and Blue Nile
Boats at a canal lock
Machinery overlooking a waterway
Wall painting of Sarenput II from his tomb
Paddle steam boat and bridge
Sailing dhow in the distance
Two stone structures on the banks of the Nile
Kiosk Of Qertassi
High, rocky bank of the Nile from a ship
The temple of Mandulis at Kalabsha
Front entrance to Temple of Kalabsha
Temple of Kalabsha pylon
Flooded Temple of Isis at Philae
Temple of Thoth of Pnubs at El-Dakka
Temple of Thoth of Pnubs at El-Dakka, distant view.
Temple at Dakka, side view
Temple of Dakka
Temple of Dendur
River bank with submerged trees
Group gathered on the bank of the Nile.
Palm trees in water
Trees and hut on the bank of the Nile
Small settlement on the Nile