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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Suez Canal, 1919
A map of the Suez Canal in 1919 from Port Said on the Mediterranean in the north to Port Ibrahim on the Gulf of Suez in the south. The map shows the railroad connecting the city of Suez to Cairo and the rest of the Nile Delta, freshwater...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Map of Egypt, 1858
Map of Egypt in 1858 from the Nile Delta south to the First Cataract, showing Cities, trade centers, oases, ports, railways, and the site of the proposed Suez Canal. Portions of the Libyan Desert, the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea and...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Ancient Egypt, 3150 to 31 Bce
A map from 1885 of Egypt showing contemporary and ancient cities of the region, including the borders along the Nile River between the Upper, Middle, and Lower kingdoms from 3150 to 31 BC. The ancient names of cities are given in capital...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Ancient Egypt, 525 Bc
A map of Egypt at the time of the Persian conquest by Cambyses (525 BC) at the end of the Twenty-Sixth Dynasty under Psamtik III. The map shows the delta city of Pelusium and the lower capital of Moph (Memphis) conquered by Cambyses. At...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Ruins of Thebes, About 1250 Bce
Map of the Ruins of Thebes along the Nile in Egypt including the Rameseum, the Great Temple of Karnak, and the Temple of Luxor.
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Etc: Maps Etc: The Pyramids and the Lake of Inundations, About 2100 Bc
A detail map of the portion of the Nile River near Memphis and Heracleopolis with its numerous pyramids and the Lake of Inundations during the twelfth dynasty, about 2100 BC. The map shows important historical cities and sites of the...
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Etc: Europe During Napoleon's Campaigns, 1796 1815
A map of Europe at the time of Napoleon and his campaigns (1796-1815), showing the political boundaries at the time, and the routes of The First Italian Campaign with the battle sites of Lodi and Arcole, and the Treaty of Campo Formio...
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Unesco: Cameroon: Sangha Trinational
Situated in the north-western Congo Basin, where Cameroon, Central African Republic and Congo meet, the site encompasses three contiguous national parks totalling around 750,000 ha. Much of the site is unaffected by human activity and...
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Unesco: Kenya: Lake Turkana National Parks
The most saline of Africa's large lakes, Turkana is an outstanding laboratory for the study of plant and animal communities. The three National Parks serve as a stopover for migrant waterfowl and are major breeding grounds for the Nile...
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Unesco: Egypt: Nubian Monuments From Abu Simbel to Philae
This outstanding archaeological area contains such magnificent monuments as the Temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel and the Sanctuary of Isis at Philae, which were saved from the rising waters of the Nile thanks to the International...
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Unesco: Zimbabwe: Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas
On the banks of the Zambezi, great cliffs overhang the river and the floodplains. The area is home to a remarkable concentration of wild animals, including elephants, buffalo, leopards and cheetahs. An important concentration of Nile...
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Eternal Egypt: Statuette of Anukis
Anqet, or Anukis, was an Ancient Egyptian goddess related to the Nile. She is generally depicted as a woman wearing a tall headdress made either of reeds or of ostrich feathers, as this statue is sculpted.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Shabataka
This statue depicts King Shabataka sitting on a throne that is decorated with a lion, symbolizing kingship, and two Nile gods holding a Hotep, or symbol of peace.
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Eternal Egypt: Hybrid Statue of Khnum
The statue is a human figure with the head of a ram, which represents Khnum, the god of the cataracts of the Nile. His right arm is by his side while his left forearm is folded on his stomach. In his hand, he is holding a scepter that...
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Hapi as a Mummy
The gilded wooden statue depicts Hapi, the god of the Nile. He is usually portrayed as a fat bearded man with heavy breasts, but this statue depicts him in the form of a mummy.
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Eternal Egypt: Statuette of the Soul of Buto
This statuette depicts the falcon-headed deity who is associated with Buto, the ancient capital of the Nile Delta before unification. The deity is also known as the "Soul" of Buto.
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Eternal Egypt: Ibis Bird on a Wooden Base
This statue represents an ibis, a bird of the Nile with long legs, a long curved bill, and red eyes, standing on a wooden base.
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Eternal Egypt: National Library and Archives
The National Library and Archives was established by an AH 1286 (AD 1870) decree and was originally housed in the Palace of Prince Mustafa Fadel. As it grew, it moved to Bab El Khalq Square and then to its current location overlooking...
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Image of an Egyptian Drawing Water
Obviously instrumental in Egypt's growth as a magnificent civilization, the Nile's annual inundation provided Egyptians with food and transportation.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Antinous
It was during Hadrian's sojourn in this country that his favorite, the beautiful Birthynian named Antinous, cast himself for his master's sake into the Nile, and was drowned. t appears that the oracle at Besa had informed the Emperor...
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Etc: Clip Art Etc: Egyptian Noble Hunting Waterfowl
Egyptian noble hunting waterfowl on the Nile with the throwstick' (a boomerang). The birds rise from a group of papyrus reeds, -- Egyptian relief; after Maspero." -West 1904
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Egyptian Temple
Rock-cut temple at Ipsambul, on the Nile. -D'Anvers, 1895
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Portion of Rosetta Stone
In the Nile valley there had been found a few ancient inscriptions, carved upon stone in unknown characters, but no one could read them. The, about 1800 A.D., some soldiers of Napoleon in Egypt, while laying foundations for a fort, found...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Pylon at the Palace at Luxor
Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the River Nile in the city today known as Luxor (ancient Thebes) and was founded in 1400 BC. The temple properly begins with the 24 meter (79 ft) high...
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