The nilometer at Kihira - one of several measuring devices installed.
<p>The nilometre (measure of the level of the Nile in Egypt), -in “” the old and modern costume””, by Ferrario, Milan
</p><p>A depiction by Giulio Ferrario, from 'Il costume antico e moderno', Florence, 1824
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An earlier issue: View of the Nilometer, plate 2 from 'Views of Egypt', engraved by Thomas Milton (1743-1827) pub. by Robert Bowyer (1758-1834) 1802 (aquatint)
<bdi><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18920458" class="extiw" title="d:Q18920458"><span title="Italian librarian and historian (1767-1847)">Giulio Ferrario</span></a>
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1824<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1824-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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