Egypt, Ancient
Nile River
Coloured image of an island covered in dense green vegetation, including one tree. Next to the tree is a stone structure, which is square and yellow.
Steele, Lawrence E.
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Temples
Pylons (Gateways)
The Philae Temple Complex, including the Temple of Isis and the Kiosk of Trajan.
Egypt
Boats
Coloured landscape depicting boats on the Nile and a riverbank with vegetation in the background.
Pyramids--Egypt
Foreground has section of wall made from carved, rectangular stones. Behind it is a ruined pyramid, resembling a pile of earth and stones. In front of the wall there is a flat area, with some carved stones scattered about.
Obelisks
An obelisk lying flat on the ground at Aswan, Egypt.
Pyramids
Scattered slabs of stone at the base of a structure, possibly a pyramid.
Pyramid shaped hill, with some sections of stone wall. Remains of a carved stone structure are visible at the bottom.
Relief (Art)
Carving (Decorative arts)
An entrance to the Temple of Horus at Edfu, Egypt. Partial view of stairs leading to the entrance. Relief carvings of human figures on either side of the entrance way.
Columns
Eastern portal Northern Kiosk of Temple of Montu at Medamud, Egypt. The kiosk has four rounded columns with capitals on top. Men stand near the kiosk.
Slabs of stone forming walls and a pyramid-shaped mound in the background. A man stands between the slabs of stone.
Drawing of Nyuserre's Sun Temple in Abu Gorab
Drawing of Nyuserre's Sun Temple in Abu Gorab, which includes an obelisk, a courtyard, a gatehouse and a stairway.
Drawing of man from Tomb of Khnumhotep II
Hieroglyphics
Drawing
Drawing of a man with a horned animal from the Tomb of Khnumhotep II in Beni Hassan, Egypt.
Coloured image depicting the Nile and palm trees on the riverbank.
Trajan's Kiosk in its original position on Philae Island and some Coptic mud-brick structures no longer visible after the temple was moved and rebuilt on the Agilkia island. A pylon from the Temple of Isis can be seen.
A small group of buildings on the riverbank of the Nile. Trees growing around the buildings are visible.
Steep riverbank of the Nile with palm trees. A hut or other small structure is visible on the steep part of the bank.
Palm trees growing in the water near the riverbank of the Nile. A hill is visible behind the trees.
Group of people at the riverbank of the Nile, including twelve individuals, both adults and children. Behind the people are some palm trees, on the edge of the water.
View of the riverbank of the Nile. The bank is stony and steep. There are some submerged palm trees in the water, near the bank.
Tombs
Interior of a tomb with two columns and hieroglyphics carved on the wall.
RDS Natural History Museum Committee rough minute book (1868-1877)
Royal Dublin Society
Manuscripts
19th century
Natural history
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Royal Dublin Society Natural History Museum Committee from 1868 to 1877.
RDS Library & Archives
RDS Natural History Museum Committee rough minute book (1861-1868)
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Royal Dublin Society Natural History Museum Committee from 1861 to 1868.
RDS Natural History Museum Committee minute book (1854-1877)
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Royal Dublin Society Natural History Museum Committee minute book from 1854 to 1877.
RDS Library Committee minute book (1871-1889)
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Royal Dublin Society Library Committee from 1871 to 1889.
RDS Library Committee minute book (1862-1871)
Library
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Royal Dublin Society Library Committee from 1862 to 1871.
RDS Library Committee rough minute book (1862-1866)
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Royal Dublin Society Library Committee from 1862 to 1866.
RDS Library Committee minute book (1851-1855)
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Royal Dublin Society Library Committee from 1851 to 1855.
RDS Library Committee minute book (1848-1851)
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Royal Dublin Society Library Committee from 1848 to 1851.
RDS Library Committee rough minute book (1842-1848)
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Royal Dublin Society Library Committee from 1842 to 1848.
RDS Library Committee minute book (1838-1842)
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Royal Dublin Society Library Committee from 1838 to 1842.
RDS Library Committee minute book (1816-1820)
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Royal Dublin Society Library Committee book from 1816 to 1820.
RDS Committee of Botany minute book (1857-1877)
Botany
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Royal Dublin Society Botany Committee from 1857 to 1877.
RDS Natural History Museum Committee minute book (1831-1854)
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Royal Dublin Society Natural History Museum Committee from 1831 to 1854.
RDS Purchase of Books Committee minute book (1916-1928)
20th century
Books
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Royal Dublin Society Purchase of Books Committee from 1916 to 1928.
RDS Committee of Botany minute book (1870-1877)
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Royal Dublin Society Botany Committee from 1870 to 1877.
RDS Library Committee minute book (1849-1862)
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Royal Dublin Society Library Committee from 1849 to 1862.
Library & Archives
View of pylon and remains of the Roman Temple of Dendur in Nubia, Egypt.
RDS Library Committee minute book (1835-1838)
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Royal Dublin Society Library Committee from 1835 to 1838.
RDS Committee of Botany minute book (1834-1845)
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Royal Dublin Society Committee of Botany from 1834 to 1845.
RDS Committee of Botany minute book (1816-1834)
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Royal Dublin Society Committee of Botany from 1816 to 1834.
Bottom of image damaged. Gate entrance with pillar columns at temple. Base is flooded.
History
Industries
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Royal Dublin Society Council, for the years 1916 to 1948.
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Royal Dublin Society Council, for the years 1906 to 1916.
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Royal Dublin Society Council, for the years 1897 to 1906.
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Royal Dublin Society Council, for the years 1889 to 1897.
View from the side of the temple, showning the full complex. Base is submerged due to flooding
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Royal Dublin Society Council, for the years 1881 to 1928.
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Royal Dublin Society Council, for the years 1877 to 1889.
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Royal Dublin Society Council, for the years 1870 to 1877.
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Royal Dublin Society Council, for the years 1863 to 1869.
Temple of Thoth of Pnubs at El-Dakka, distant view.
Distant view of pylon at Temple of El-Dakka. Temple is flooded as lake as risen around the base.
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Royal Dublin Society Council, for the years 1861 to 1881
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Royal Dublin Society Council, for the years 1857 to 1863.
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Royal Dublin Society Council, for the years 1854 to 1861.
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Royal Dublin Society Council, for the years 1851 to 1857
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Royal Dublin Society Council, for the years 1849 to 1854.
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Royal Dublin Society Council, for the years 1841 to 1855.
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Royal Dublin Society Council, for the year 1844 to 1849.
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Royal Dublin Society Council, for the years 1839 to 1843.
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Royal Dublin Society Council, for the years 1838 to 1844.
The digital reproduction of the manuscript book of minutes of the Royal Dublin Society Council, for the years 1835 to 1838.
Manuscript
View of the front of the temple. Taken from an angle facing the left side. The left side of the temple complex is visible. Front entrance is in shadow.
View from the interior of the courtyard of the temple. Gate entrance in the foreground of the photo. Island is flooded, so floor of the courtyard is submerged and Nile stretches continuously through the gate across to the other bank, visible through the gate.
Partially flooded temple. Close up view taken from the right hand side of entrance. Entrance is rectangular opening. Carvings above entrance.
Open part of the gate in the foreground of the photo. Three round pillars holding up top part of gate. Carvings at the top of the pillars.
Close up view of the temple with the Nile visible in the background. North side of the temple, on the left side of the image, is in shadow.
Bank of the Nile. High, steep, slope. Top of the bank is irregular formation of land. Seen from a sailing boat. Shroud holding up mast is visible.
Kiosk built from sandstone near Qertassi (Kertassi). Three Egyptian men sit in front of it.
Two stone structures on the banks of the Nile
Two stone structure on the banks of the Nile. Both structures are square. One is at the top of the bank, with the sky in the background. The other is further down the bank, on the left side of the image.
Boats and boating
View from a boat on the Nile. Sailing dhow visible on the left hand side the image. Steep riverbank in the background.
Stern of a paddle steam boat and bridge. Boat has a flag at the the stern. A bridge with a succession of long arches is visible behind the boat and land is visible behind the bridge.
Sarenput is shown seated in front of a table with offerings. Translation of the hieroglyphics is: "Blessed in the service of Satet, mistress of the Elephantine and of Nekhbet, Nabure-Nakht". Nabur-Nakht was another name of Sarenput.
Metal machinery on a raised wooden platform. Beneath the platform is a large flat concrete structure, which is high above a waterway.
Canals
Boats at canal lock. The entrance to the lock is in the foreground of the lock. The boats are lined up on the right-hand side of the lock at a steep curved bank.
Map of the confluence of the White and Blue Nile
Maps
Hand drawn map of the confluence of the Nile. Khartum, the White and Blue Nile, Sennar and a dam on the the Blue Nile, are shown.
Aswan Dam (Egypt)
The barrage, a flow control station, at the Aswan Dam. Lake behind dam is in the background.
Man standing in the desert, wearing a white turban and carrying object on a strap.
Hieroglyphs carved on flat rock. White painted numbers from 16 to 20 on different carvings.
Small dome structure on a hilltop. Under the dome the structure has curved archways.
Arches
Large stone structure with two arches . The desert is visible in the background.
Fortification
Fort on a hill. More hills in the background. Situated in the desert. Surrounding wall.
Rectangular entrance to tomb with crack in the wall above the entrance. Relief carvings are visible on either side of the entrance.
Interior view of Tomb of Sarenput II at Qubbet el-Hawa, Egypt. A passageway with alcoves in the walls is visible.
Qubbat al-Hawāʼ Site (Egypt)
Entrance to Tomb of Sarenput I at Qubbet el-Hawa. Reliefs are visible on either side of opening in the wall.
View of Qubbet el-Hawa tombs at Aswan, as seen from the Nile. Hill is sloping down towards the Nile.
A view of the bank of the Nile. Boats and some people are visible, as well as a palm tree at the top of the bank and a gazebo structure among the trees.
Three maps of "Lower Nubia in the the Time of the Egyptian Dynasties". One map marked with forts and one map marked with temples.
Walls and small buildings on a steep, stony riverbank of the Nile.
Steep riverbank on the Nile with stone structures.
Riverbank of the Nile with hills in the background.
Map entitled "Lower Nubia in Ptolemaic and Roman Times".
Fortresses
Structure, possibly a fortress, and some trees, on the riverbank of the Nile.
View across the Nile from the opposite bank. Trees are visible on the riverbank.
View of the Nile from a distance and from a slight elevation. There are some people and camels on the bank. The ground is sandy and stony.
Temple of Isis, Philae. Gateway entrance. Building in flat pyramid shape, with entrance in the middle. Relief carvings on entrance wall.
Two obelisks at Temple of Amun-Re at Karnak, Egypt. Walls surround the obelisks.
Map of Egypt, Arabia Petraea, and Lower Nubia
Map of Egypt, Arabia Petraea, and Lower Nubia. Produced by Geographer to the Queen of Scotland, Alexander Keith Johnston. Published in 1861 in the "Royal Atlas of Modern Geography."
Rome (Italy)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Palaces
Quirinal Palace, Rome, seen from Piazza del Quirinale. Obelisk and statues of men on horses in front of palace.
Ancient Greece
Babylon (Extinct city)
Alexandria (Egypt)--History
List of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient world. White writing on black background. Wonders listed as: 1 The Pyramid of Giza 2 Hanging Gardens, Babylon 3 Mausoleum 4 Temple of Diana, Ephesus 5 Colossus of Rhodes 6 Statue of Jupiter (Phidias) 7 Pharos at Alexandria