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Title
Colossal statue in the quarries of Toumbos.
Names
Hoskins, G. A. (George Alexander), -1864 (Artist)
Branston, Allen Robert, 1778-1827 (Engraver)
Collection

Travels in Ethiopia, above the second cataract of the Nile; exhibiting the state of that country, and its various inhabitants, under the dominion of Mohammed Ali ; and illustrating the antiquities, arts, and history of the ancient kingdom of Meroe

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1835
Place: London
Publisher: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: Sc Rare 916.3-H (Hoskins, G. A. Travels in Ethiopia)
Topics
Ethiopia -- Description and travel
Nubia -- Description and travel
Nubia
Sculpture -- Nubia
Statues
Genres
Illustrations
Physical Description
Engravings
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPGR3179806-B
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11704462
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e23f9c00-c6d3-012f-3a33-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1835: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Colossal statue in the quarries of Toumbos." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1835. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-6f7b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Colossal statue in the quarries of Toumbos." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 3, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-6f7b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1835). Colossal statue in the quarries of Toumbos. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-6f7b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Colossal statue in the quarries of Toumbos.