BPLDC no.: 08_04_000003

Page Title: Alexandria

Collection: Tupper Scrapbooks Collection

Album: Volume 26: Lower Egypt. Pyramids.

Call no. 4098B.104 v26 (p. 2)

Creator: Tupper, William Vaughn

Description: Scrapbook page containing one photograph of Pompey’s Column, and annotated information about Alexandria, Egypt.

Subjects: Egypt Al-Iskandarīyah monuments travel photography Columns--Egypt

Page size: 33 x 38.1 cm

Annotations: 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 & 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.

Language: English, photograph has French title

Rights: No known restrictions.

Coverage: Egypt

Notes: Title supplied by cataloger, derived from captions or annotated information.

Format: Scrapbooks

Technique: Photographs, Albumen prints

BPL Department: Print Department

Photo 1: Photographer: G. Lékégian & Cie.

Title: 2515 (Alexandrie) La Colonne Pompée

Caption: Pompeys Column

Date: ca. 1865-1895

Flickr data on 2011-08-03:

• Camera: Sinar AG Sinarback 54 FW, Sinar m
• License: CC BY 2.0
• User: Boston Public Library BPL