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Pyramids of Meroe.

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1504508


Item data

Title

Pyramids of Meroe.

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

Names

Hoskins, G. A. (George Alexander), -1864 (Artist)
Hullmandel, Charles Joseph, 1789-1850 (Printer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1835
Place: London
Publisher: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman

Library Location

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)

Subjects

Ethiopia -- Description and travel
Nubia -- Description and travel
Meroe (Extinct city)
Pyramids -- Sudan -- Meroe (Extinct city)

Genres

Illustrations

Physical Description

Engravings

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPGR3179806-B
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11704462
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d0ab7110-c6d3-012f-fd66-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1835

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MLA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Pyramids of Meroe." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1835. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d0ab7110-c6d3-012f-fd66-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1835). Pyramids of Meroe. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d0ab7110-c6d3-012f-fd66-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Pyramids of Meroe." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d0ab7110-c6d3-012f-fd66-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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