<p><b>BPLDC no.:</b> 08_04_000003
</p><p><b>Page Title:</b> Alexandria
</p><p><b>Collection:</b> Tupper Scrapbooks Collection
</p><p><b>Album:</b> Volume 26: Lower Egypt. Pyramids.
</p><p><b>Call no.</b> 4098B.104 v26 (p. 2)
</p><p><b>Creator:</b> Tupper, William Vaughn
</p><p><b>Description:</b> Scrapbook page containing one photograph of Pompey’s Column, and annotated information about Alexandria, Egypt.
</p><p><b>Subjects:</b> 
Egypt
Al-Iskandarīyah
monuments
travel photography
Columns--Egypt
</p><p><b>Page size:</b> 33 x 38.1 cm
</p><p><b>Annotations:</b> 
This monument is composed of red granite from Assuan. It has a Corinthian capital and with its base is 104 ft high shaft 67 feet &amp; is 8-9 ft diameter. It was erected by the Roman prefect Pompeius A.D. 312 probably to commemorate a gift of corn, in time of scarcity, from Emperor Diocletian.
Alexandria
Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great B.C. 332. Later it fell under the rule of the Ptolomies. After B.C. 48 it became a Roman province — it became one of the seats of the Christian Church. It became Mahommedan [sic] in the 7th century—it was a great seat of learning—Strabo geographer, Ptolemaeus astronomer Archimedes mechanician [sic], Euclid founder of geometry were scholars there. The Great Library here in Caesar’s time when it burned numbered 900,000 scrolls or books. Pompey, Cleopatra, Anthony, Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius, Clement, Arius and Athanasius with their bitter contest, Cyril and the beautiful Hypatia all are associated with Alexandria. It has now a population of 200,000 persons about one quarter Europeans. Except for an archaeologist there’s little to delay a tourist at Alexandria.
</p><p><b>Language:</b> English, photograph has French title
</p><p><b>Rights:</b> No known restrictions.
</p><p><b>Coverage:</b> Egypt
</p><p><b>Notes:</b> Title supplied by cataloger, derived from captions or annotated information.
</p><p><b>Format:</b> Scrapbooks
</p><p><b>Technique:</b> Photographs, Albumen prints
</p><p><b>BPL Department:</b> Print Department
</p><p><b>Photo 1:</b>
<b>Photographer:</b> G. Lékégian &amp; Cie.
</p><p><b>Title:</b> 2515 (Alexandrie) La Colonne Pompée
</p><p><b>Caption:</b> Pompeys Column
</p><p><b>Date:</b> ca. 1865-1895
</p><p><br><i>Flickr data on 2011-08-03:</i>
</p>
<ul><li><i>Camera: Sinar AG Sinarback 54 FW, Sinar m</i></li>
<li><i>License: CC BY 2.0</i></li>
<li><i>User: Boston Public Library BPL</i></li></ul>
<p>William Vaughn Tupper
</p>
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<p>December 21, 1892—March 8, 1893
</p>
<ul><li><i>Flickr upload date: 2008-05-01 17:08:56</i></li></ul>
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