Egypt, Ancient
Carving (Decorative arts)
Hieroglyphics
An inscription on a stone artefact which depicts two birds, an insect, mountains and other hieroglyphic symbols.
Steele, Lawrence E.
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Abydos (Egypt : Extinct city)
Inscribed ebony tablet found at the Tomb of King Menes at Abydos, Egypt. The inscription is one of the earliest known examples of hieroglyphic writing.
Tombs
A tomb in the process of excavation in Abydos, Egypt.
Stele (Archaeology)
Limestone stele depicting Nefer, a member of the royal court who lived during the reign of Pharoah Semerchet. Discovered in Abydos, Egypt.
A local excavation worker standing in an excavation site in Abydos, Egypt. High stone walls surround the man.
Skeleton
A human skull with hair attached, identified with label Y354.
Grantine Stele of Peribsen found in Abydos, Egypt. From the 2nd Dynasty, around 2800 BCE.
Ruins of the city of Tanis. Large inscribed stones are piled on top of each other. Two people are visible in the distance.
Piles of large stones in a hilly desert landscape in Egypt.
Nile River
Nile riverbank with sparse vegetation and water visible in the background.
Maps
The map shows the route of the Suez Canal and the surrounding area, including cities such as Cairo, Zagazig and Suez.
Statues
Temples
Collapsed colossal statue of Ramesses II at the mortuary temple of Ramesses II, known as the Ramesseum.
Carving
A large stone carved in the shape of a hand or a foot.
Sphinxes (Mythology) in art
Two statues depicting Amenemhat III in lions' bodies located in the Egypt Museum of Cairo.
Hand-drawn map depicting the geographic location of the Desert of Eltih and the Red Sea.
Engraving of a pharaoh and hieroglyphs on stone.
Hieroglyphics on a label from Semerkhet's tomb
Carved slab of stone against stone wall.
Site of the tombs of Perabsen and Khasekhemui in the Umm el-Qa'ab in Abydos, Egypt.
Stone with a decorative carving of a bird and a hand.
Corner of stone tomb at the necropolis Umm El Qaʻāb in Abydos, Egypt.
An engraving of a man etched into a rock.
Tombs of Den and Perabsen
A stone slab from the Tombs of Den and Perabsen at Abydos, Egypt.
Pyramids
Aerial photo providing a wide view of the Pyramids of Giza, Egypt.
View of the Step Pyramid of King Djoser, the oldest pyramid in Egypt.
Egypt
Mosques
A busy scene inside the Mosque of Muhammad Ali, with people walking and standing.
Man in Egypt holding a vessel and bowl, with a satchel-like object strapped around his shoulder in a busy street with horses behind him.
Distant view of Mosque of Muhammad Ali in Cairo, Egypt. A man bends over in the foreground.
Group of women with baskets and jugs scattered around them, leaning over the water.
Bicycles
Two men, one dressed in dark clothes leaning on a bike, talking to another man dressed in light clothing.
Drawings
Drawing of one side of the Great Pyramid of Giza (Gizeh) with measurements.
Picture of two men seated under palm trees, with two donkeys next to them, another man farther off, and a pyramid in the distance.
Aerial view of Cairo which also includes a view of the Mosque of the Sultan Hasan.
People kneeling in the courtyard of the Mosque of al-Azhar in Cairo, Egypt.
The Pyramid of Meidum, located in the Faiyum region, is also known as the "collapsed pyramid" as it no longer resembles a pyramid.
Side view of the Mosque of Mamluk Sultan Hasan in Cairo, Egypt.
Dublin Horse Show
Royal Dublin Society. Horse Show
Advertising
Annual of the Dublin Horse Show for the year 1900. The annual contains advertisements, articles, the daily programme and lists of winners. Titles of articles include: "The Royal Dublin Society and its World-Famed Horse Show: The Inception and Progress of the Show" "The Export Trade in Irish Horses" "The Irish Hunts" 100pp.
Royal Dublin Society
Wilson, Hartnell and Co., 1890-1914
1900
Detailed map depicting the geographical regions of Lower Egypt, Middle Egypt, and Upper Egypt and surrounding areas.
Annual of the Dublin Horse Show for the year 1900. The annual contains advertisements, articles, the daily programme and lists of winners. Titles of articles include: "The Royal Dublin Society and the Horse Show" "The Distribution to Horses in Ireland" "Hunting in Ireland" "Racing in Ireland" 97pp.
1901
A distant view of the Mosque of Muhammad Ali including a view of the Saladin Citadel of Cairo, Egypt.
Annual of the Dublin Horse Show for the year 1902. The annual contains advertisements, articles, the daily programme and lists of winners. Titles of articles include: "A Society of which Ireland is Pardonably Proud" "Irish Polo" "The King and the Horse" "Ireland and the Turf" 96pp.
1902
Annual of the Dublin Horse Show for the year 1903. The annual contains advertisements, articles, the daily programme and lists of winners. Titles of articles include: "The King and the Royal Dublin Society" "Our Vice-King as a Sportsman" "Irish Polo" "The Grand National Steeplechase" 98pp.
1903
Fountains
Fountain located in the Mosque of Sultan Hasan, Cairo, Egypt.
A man standing in front of a wall with a woman balancing a pot on her head with one hand.
Pyramid
A desert-landscape with pyramids in the distance, including individuals walking on foot and riding camels.
Timeline of the Egyptian dynasties from 7000BC to 1750BC.
Egyptian man with donkey on a street surrounded by buildings.
An intricate bridge across a river, possibly the Nile, with people and carts crossing it.
Annual of the Dublin Horse Show for the year 1904. The annual contains advertisements, articles, the daily programme and lists of winners. Titles of articles include: "Ireland and the Turf" "Polo in Ireland" "A Vision of Fair Women" 84pp.
1904
Annual of the Dublin Horse Show for the year 1905. The annual contains advertisements, articles, the daily programme and lists of winners. Titles of articles include: "Ireland and the Turf" "Polo in Ireland" "A Celebrated Irish Stud Farm: Colonel W. H. Hall Walker's Kildare Establishment" 84 pp.
1905
Ṣaqqārah (Egypt)--Antiquities
Two men, one of whom is holding a jar, sitting next to the Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara, Egypt.
Stone surface carved with hieroglyphics.
Annual of the Dublin Horse Show for the year 1906. The annual contains advertisements, articles, the daily programme and lists of winners. Titles of articles include: "Ireland and the Turf" "Polo in Ireland" "An Historic Irish Stud: Major Eustace Loder's Establishment at Eyrefield Lodge, the Curragh, Co. Kildare" 83 pp.
1906
Portion of ceiling in the burial chamber within the Pyramid of Unas at the entrance of the site of Saqqara, Egypt.
Annual of the Dublin Horse Show for the year 1907. The annual contains advertisements, articles, the daily programme and lists of winners. Titles of articles include: "Ireland and the Turf" "How was Orby Trained for the Derby" "New Picturesque Route between Dublin, the South of Ireland, London and the South of England" 83 pp.
1907
Steep slope with stone slabs and smaller stones falling down it. Possibly part of the Pyramid of Unas at the entrance of the site of Saqqara, Egypt.
Detailed map of the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, with list of references and height table.
Sculpture
A side-view of the statue of King Khufu in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt.
A statue of King Khufu in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt.
Two images of the statue of King Khafre (Kephren) in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt.
View from the top of the Great Pyramid of Giza
Two men sit at the top of the Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt, with a view of the desert behind them.
A view looking out over a village and the Pyramids of Giza, Egypt. Animals are visible in the foreground.
Wall carved with hieroglyphics in the burial chamber in the Pyramid of King Unas, Saqqara, Egypt.
Several people climbing up the large stone blocks of the Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt.
The entrance to the Great Pyramid of Giza
Two images of different entrances of the Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt. One image has multiple Egyptian men standing around the entrance.
Two men standing in front of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Two people in King Khufu's chamber in the Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt.
Sphinxes (Mythology)
Different views of the Great Sphinx at Giza, Egypt.
A wide view of the Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt.
A room in the Temple of Khafre with a granite doorway to the left and end of the hall. There is also a well which was dug into the floor of the room.
Annual of the Dublin Horse Show for the year 1908. The annual contains advertisements, articles, daily programmes and lists of winners. Titles of articles include: "Ireland and the Turf" "The Country House and its Needs" "An Enterprise Worthy of a Great Company" "The Sportsman's Attire" 96 pp.
1908
Annual of the Dublin Horse Show for the year 1909. The annual contains advertisements, articles, the daily programme and lists of winners. Titles of articles include: "Turf versus Stock Exchange Investments" "Polo in Ireland" "Ireland and the Turf" "Specialties for the Stables" 94 pp.
1909
Annual of the Dublin Horse Show for the year 1910. The annual contains advertisements, articles, the daily programme and lists of winners. Titles of articles include: "Requisites for the Country House" "Ireland and the Turf" "Specialties for Horse Show Visitors" 74 pp.
1910
Annual of the Dublin Horse Show for the year 1911. The annual contains advertisements, articles, the daily programme and lists of winners. Titles of articles include: "The Forty-Fourth Horse Show of the Royal Dublin Society" "Specialities for the Stable" "Ireland and the Turf" 86 pp.
1911
Annual of the Dublin Horse Show for the year 1912. The annual contains advertisements, articles, the daily programme and lists of winners. Titles of articles include: "Specialities of the Stable" "Ireland and the Turf" "Happy Holidays and Where to Spend Them" 84 pp.
1912
Annual of the Dublin Horse Show for the year 1913. The annual contains advertisements, articles, the daily programme and lists of winners. Titles of articles include: "A World-Famed Show: The Inception and Progress of a Great Enterprise" "Ireland and the Turf" "Polo as a Game for Ladies" 84 pp.
1913
Annual of the Dublin Horse Show for the year 1914. The annual contains advertisements, articles, the daily programme and lists of winners. Titles of articles include: "The Royal Dublin Society and its Dublin Horse Show" "Ireland and the Turf" "The Tragedy of the Tetrarch" 77 pp.
1914
Obelisks
An Egyptian landscape with people and palm trees in the foreground, in the distance there can be seen structures, including a temple and an obelisk.
The Heliopolis Obelisk which stands 21 m (69 ft) tall. Originally erected in Heliopolis (modern day Cairo). The obelisk is covered with hieroglyphics.
London (England)--Buildings, structures, etc.
The Heliopolis Obelisk or Cleopatra's needle erected on the Victoria Embankment in London. It was transported from Alexandria, Egypt, in 1877 as a commemoration of Britain's victory over Napoleon.
The Heliopolis Obelisk, known to the locals as the “Al-Massallah obelisk” located in the Cairo suburb of al-Matariyyah.
The Pyramids of Giza including the Great Pyramid of Khufu, the Pyramid of Khafre and the Pyramid of Menkaure. All structures were built during the fourth dynasty of the old kingdom of Ancient Egypt, between 2600 - 2500 BC.
The Great Pyramid of Khufu, also known as the Pyramid of Cheops, is the largest of the three pyramids at Giza in Egypt. The pyramid was built by Khufu, the second king of Egypt's fourth dynasty. The Pyramid of Khufu was the largest man-made structure for 3,800 years.
19th century
Manuscripts
Science
The digital reproduction of the Dublin Society laboratory want book from 1812 to 1850.
Reproduction of 000301057 (search Online Catalogue)
Dublin Society Committee of Natural Philosophy minute book (1816-1859)
The digital reproduction of the Dublin Society Committee of Natural Philosophy minute book from 1816 to 1859.
Reproduction of 000301386 (search Online Catalogue)
RDS Committee of Chemistry minute book (1817-1852)
The digital reproduction of the Dublin Society Committee of Natural Philosophy minute book from 1817 to 1852.
Reproduction of 000404509 (search Online Catalogue)
RDS Committee of Chemistry minute book (1852-1865)
The digital reproduction of the Dublin Society Committee of Natural Philosophy minute book from 1852 to 1865.
Reproduction of 000404508 (search Online Catalogue)
RDS Committee of Science and its Industrial Applications minute book (1889-1914)
The digital reproduction of the Dublin Society Committee of Natural Philosophy minute book from 1889 to 1914.
Reproduction of 000404555 (search Online Catalogue)
RDS Committee of Science and its Industrial Applications minute book (1914-1954)
20th century
The digital reproduction of the Committee of Science and its Industrial Applications minute book from 1914 to 1954.
Reproduction of 000301239 (search Online Catalogue)
RDS Proceedings Scientific Meetings minute book (1894-1927)
The digital reproduction of the Committee of Science and its Industrial Applications minute book from 1994 to 1927.
Reproduction of 000404549 (search Online Catalogue)
RDS Committee of Natural Philosophy and Committee of Practical Science minute book (1859-1878)
The digital reproduction of the RDS Committee of Natural Philosophy and Committee of Practical Science minute book from 1859 to 1878.
Reproduction of 000301392 (search Online Catalogue)
Nations Cup
Photograph of Giorgio Nuti on Springtime competing for Italy in the Nations Cup at the RDS Dublin Horse Show 1977.
1977
Photograph of two men walking in the Main Arena at the RDS Dublin Horse Show 1977.
Photograph of unknown rider on unknown horse jumping over bridge at the Dublin Horse Show 1978.
1978
Photograph of Nelson Pessoa on Faon Rouge competing for Brazil in the MSD Equizole Stakes at the RDS Dublin Horse Show 1978.
Photograph of Peter Sunkel on Conny competing for Germany in the MSD Equizole Stakes at the RDS Dublin Horse Show 1978.
Photograph of Raimondo d'Inzeo on Hermes competing for Italy in the MSD Thibenzole Stakes at the RDS Dublin Horse Show 1978.
Photograph of Peter Schmitz on Diavola competing for Germany in the MSD Thibenzole Stakes at the RDS Dublin Horse Show 1978.