nile

A small inlaid sculpture of a soft-shelled turtle

White cross-lined ware beaker with Nile River scene

Terracotta model of a Nile boat

Fragment with Personifications of Victory and the Nile

Fragment with Personifications of Victory and the Nile

Fragment with Personifications of Victory and the Nile

Fragment with Personifications of Victory and the Nile

Man casting a baby into the Nile from BL Add 26957, f. 42

Detail: marginal drawing illustrating the passage, ~ha-yeorah tashlihuhu~ (you shall cast [the male babies] into the river): a man casting a naked baby into the river. Image taken from f. 42 of Prayer book (~si... more

"Yusuf Arriving in Egypt and Leaving the Ship in the Nile", Folio of a...

Moses Rescued from the Nile

In Mariette album, folio 8 bottom Battista Angolo del Moro (Italian, Verona ca. 1515–ca. 1573 Murano)

Moses Rescued from the Nile

"Yusuf Arriving in Egypt and Leaving the Ship in the Nile", Folio of a...

The infant Moses rescued from the Nile

Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldola) (Italian, Zadar (Zara) ca. 1510?–1563 Venice)

Moses Rescued from the Nile

In Mariette Album, folio 7, bottom left Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldola) (Italian, Zadar (Zara) ca. 1510?–1563 Venice)

Moses Rescued from the Nile

In Mariette Album, folio 7, bottom right Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldola) (Italian, Zadar (Zara) ca. 1510?–1563 Venice)

The finding of Moses who is rescued from the Nile by the maidservants ...

Bartolomeo Biscaino (Italian, Genoa 1629–1657 Genoa)

Commemorating Lord Nelson's Victory of the Nile in 1798

Medalist: Conrad Heinrich Küchler (German, ca. 1763–1821)

Commemorating Lord Nelson's Victory of the Nile in 1798

Personification of the River Nile

Personification of the River Nile

The Davidson Medal, in Honor of Lord Nelson, and the Victory of the Ni...

Admiral Nelson Recreating with his Brave Tars after the Glorious Battl...

Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)

Battle of the Nile, 1798, and Nelson's return, 1800

Battle of the Nile, 1798, and Nelson's return, 1800

Knife

River Nile from "Travels through the Crimea, Turkey and Egypt; perform...

This image has been taken from scan 000011 from volume 02 of "Travels through the Crimea, Turkey and Egypt; performed during the years 1825-28, including particulars of the last illness and death of the Emperor... more

River Nile from "The modern History and Condition of Egypt, its climat...

This image has been taken from scan 000510 from volume 02 of "The modern History and Condition of Egypt, its climate, diseases, and capabilities, etc., exhibited in a personal narrative of travels in that count... more

Monsieur Itier's Cange Under Sail on the Nile

Andre-Victor-Alcide-Jules Itier (French, 1805–1877)

Monsieur Itier's Cange Under Sail on the Nile

River Nile from "Shores of the Mediterranean, with sketches of travel....

This image has been taken from scan 000337 from "Shores of the Mediterranean, with sketches of travel. With engravings". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users... more

General view of the ruins of Luxor from the Nile 1838 / David Roberts,...

Pyramids of Gerzah, from the Nile / David Roberts, R.A.

Illus. in: Egypt & Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1846-1849, v. 1, pt. 3.

Nubian women at Korti, on the Nile / David Roberts, R.A.

Illus. in: Egypt & Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1846-1849, v. 1, pt. 39.

View on the Nile looking towards the pyramids of Dashour and Taccara /...

Illus. in: Egypt & Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1846-1849, v. 1, pt. 4.

A Persian wheel, used in raising water from the Nile / David Roberts, ...

Illus. in: Egypt & Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1846-1849, v. 2, pt. 9.

map from "An Essay on the Sources of the Nile in the Mountains of the ...

This image has been taken from scan 000043 from "An Essay on the Sources of the Nile in the Mountains of the Moon. [With a map. Reprinted from the Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal.]". The title and subject t... more

map from "The Nile Boat; or, Glimpses of the land of Egypt ... Second ...

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engraving from "The Nile Boat; or, Glimpses of the land of Egypt ... S...

This image has been taken from scan 000062 from "The Nile Boat; or, Glimpses of the land of Egypt ... Second edition. [With plates.]". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, cr... more

map from "[An Enquiry into M. Antoine d'Abbadie's Journey to Kaffa, in...

This image has been taken from scan 000041 from "[An Enquiry into M. Antoine d'Abbadie's Journey to Kaffa, in the years 1843 and 1844, to discover the source of the Nile. [With a map.]]". The title and subject ... more

map from "Journal of a Voyage up the Nile, made between the months of ...

This image has been taken from scan 000016 from "Journal of a Voyage up the Nile, made between the months of November, 1848, and April, 1849. By an American". The title and subject terms of this image have been... more

First Pylon - French Inscription Carved on the Eastern Embrasure at Po...

[The Nile in front of the Theban Hills]

flora from "Sea Nile, the Desert and Nigritia: travels in company with...

This image has been taken from scan 000012 from "Sea Nile, the Desert and Nigritia: travels in company with Captain Peel, R.N., 1851-1852 ... With thirteen Arabic songs, as sung by the Egyptian sailors ... tran... more

map from "Claudius Ptolemy and the Nile; or, an Inquiry into that geog...

This image has been taken from scan 000010 from "Claudius Ptolemy and the Nile; or, an Inquiry into that geographer's real merits and speculative errors, his knowledge of eastern Africa, and the authenticity of... more

map from "Life and Landscapes from Egypt to the Negro Kingdoms of the ...

This image has been taken from scan 000539 from "Life and Landscapes from Egypt to the Negro Kingdoms of the White Nile being a journey to Central Africa. ... With a map and illustrations by the author. Second ... more

View on the Nile near Cairo

[The 1st cataract of the Nile]

Shallows and rocky outcroppings on the Nile River. Title from item. No. 1829. On verso: Assouan. River Nile (First Cataract).

'The Hypaethral Temple, Philae'.

Francis Frith..1857..Accession no. PGP R 175.10.Medium Albumen print.Size 38.20 x 49.00 cm.Credit Gift of Mrs. Riddell in memory of Peter Fletcher Riddell, 1985..For more information please select here ( http:/... more

map from "A Journey to Central Africa; or life and landscapes from Egy...

This image has been taken from scan 000543 from "A Journey to Central Africa; or life and landscapes from Egypt to the Negro Kingdoms of the White Nile ... Tenth edition". The title and subject terms of this im... more

ship from "A Journey to Central Africa; or life and landscapes from Eg...

This image has been taken from scan 000097 from "A Journey to Central Africa; or life and landscapes from Egypt to the Negro Kingdoms of the White Nile ... Tenth edition". The title and subject terms of this im... more

map from "The Sources of the Nile: being a general survey of the basin...

This image has been taken from scan 000079 from "The Sources of the Nile: being a general survey of the basin of that river, and of its head-streams; with the history of Nilotic discovery. [With plates, includi... more

map from "The Sources of the Nile: being a general survey of the basin...

This image has been taken from scan 000082 from "The Sources of the Nile: being a general survey of the basin of that river, and of its head-streams; with the history of Nilotic discovery. [With plates, includi... more

map from "The Sources of the Nile: being a general survey of the basin...

This image has been taken from scan 000008 from "The Sources of the Nile: being a general survey of the basin of that river, and of its head-streams; with the history of Nilotic discovery. [With plates, includi... more

map from "The Sources of the Nile: being a general survey of the basin...

This image has been taken from scan 000101 from "The Sources of the Nile: being a general survey of the basin of that river, and of its head-streams; with the history of Nilotic discovery. [With plates, includi... more

Cairo, Dahabeah or Nile boat

In album: Jerusalem, Alexandria, Cairo, Rome, no. 157.

map from "The Sources of the Nile: being a general survey of the basin...

This image has been taken from scan 000122 from "The Sources of the Nile: being a general survey of the basin of that river, and of its head-streams; with the history of Nilotic discovery. [With plates, includi... more

map from "The Sources of the Nile: being a general survey of the basin...

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Embankment on the Nile Encampment.

Top photograph shows cliffs over Nile, bottom photograph shows men with camels. Titles from item.

map from "Egypt, the Soudan and Central Africa, with explorations from...

This image has been taken from scan 000503 from "Egypt, the Soudan and Central Africa, with explorations from Khartoum on the White Nile to the regions of the equator: being sketches from sixteen years' travel"... more

architecture from "Up the Nile, and Home again. A handbook for travell...

This image has been taken from scan 000010 from "Up the Nile, and Home again. A handbook for travellers ... With ... illustrations ... from original sketches by the author". The title and subject terms of this ... more

map from "The Nile Basin. Part I. Showing Tanganyika to be Ptolemy's W...

This image has been taken from scan 000015 from "The Nile Basin. Part I. Showing Tanganyika to be Ptolemy's Western Lake Reservoir. A memoir read before the Royal Geographical Society ... With prefatory remarks... more

map from "The Nile Basin. Part I. Showing Tanganyika to be Ptolemy's W...

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engraving from "Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile ......

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map from "A Lecture on the Sources of the Nile, and on the means requi...

This image has been taken from scan 000004 from "A Lecture on the Sources of the Nile, and on the means requisite for their final determination ... By Charles T. Beke. [With maps.]". The title and subject terms... more

map from "What led to the discovery of the Source of the Nile"

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tembe from "Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile ... Sec...

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fauna from "Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile ... Sec...

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map from "What led to the discovery of the Source of the Nile"

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map from "Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile ... Secon...

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map from "What led to the discovery of the Source of the Nile"

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map from "A Lecture on the Sources of the Nile, and on the means requi...

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map from "The Nile Basin. Part I. Showing Tanganyika to be Ptolemy's W...

This image has been taken from scan 000014 from "The Nile Basin. Part I. Showing Tanganyika to be Ptolemy's Western Lake Reservoir. A memoir read before the Royal Geographical Society ... With prefatory remarks... more

map from "[The Albert N'yanza, Great Basin of the Nile, and exploratio...

This image has been taken from scan 000030 from volume 01 of "[The Albert N'yanza, Great Basin of the Nile, and explorations of the Nile sources ... With maps, illustrations, and portraits.]". The title and sub... more

map from "The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, and the Sword Hunters of ...

This image has been taken from scan 000036 from "The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, and the Sword Hunters of the Hamran Arabs. [With plates and maps.]". The title and subject terms of this image have been gener... more

map from "[The Albert N'yanza, Great Basin of the Nile, and exploratio...

This image has been taken from scan 000014 from volume 01 of "[The Albert N'yanza, Great Basin of the Nile, and explorations of the Nile sources ... With maps, illustrations, and portraits.]". The title and sub... more

map from "The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, and the Sword Hunters of ...

This image has been taken from scan 000034 from "The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, and the Sword Hunters of the Hamran Arabs. [With plates and maps.]". The title and subject terms of this image have been gener... more

map from "Lake Victoria; a narrative of explorations in search of the ...

This image has been taken from scan 000373 from "Lake Victoria; a narrative of explorations in search of the source of the Nile. Compiled from the Memoirs of Captains Speke and Grant, by G. C. Swayne. [With ill... more

ship from "The Nile and its banks, a journal of travels in Egypt and N...

This image has been taken from scan 000180 from volume 01 of "The Nile and its banks, a journal of travels in Egypt and Nubia ... With illustrations". The title and subject terms of this image have been generat... more

River Nile from "The Far East; or, Letters from Egypt, Palestine, and ...

This image has been taken from scan 000008 from "The Far East; or, Letters from Egypt, Palestine, and other lands of the Orient. Illustrated, etc". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated ... more

map from "The Nile and its banks, a journal of travels in Egypt and Nu...

This image has been taken from scan 000132 from volume 02 of "The Nile and its banks, a journal of travels in Egypt and Nubia ... With illustrations". The title and subject terms of this image have been generat... more

map from "The Rob Roy on the Jordan, Nile, Red Sea, & Gennesareth, etc...

This image has been taken from scan 000161 from "The Rob Roy on the Jordan, Nile, Red Sea, & Gennesareth, etc". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the B... more

map from "The Rob Roy on the Jordan, Nile, Red Sea, & Gennesareth, etc...

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map from "Travels in Central Africa, and explorations of the Western N...

This image has been taken from scan 000371 from "Travels in Central Africa, and explorations of the Western Nile tributaries". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by... more

flora from "Travels in Central Africa, and explorations of the Western...

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fish from "Travels in Central Africa, and explorations of the Western ...

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map from "The Rob Roy on the Jordan, Nile, Red Sea, & Gennesareth, etc...

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map from "The Rob Roy on the Jordan, Nile, Red Sea, & Gennesareth, etc...

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flora from "Travels in Central Africa, and explorations of the Western...

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manuscript from "Travels in Central Africa, and explorations of the We...

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map from "The Rob Roy on the Jordan, Nile, Red Sea, & Gennesareth, etc...

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map from "Two Years in East Africa: Adventures in Abyssinia and Nubia,...

This image has been taken from scan 000018 from "Two Years in East Africa: Adventures in Abyssinia and Nubia, with a journey to the sources of the Nile ... [Translated from the French.]". The title and subject ... more

map from "Four thousand miles of African Travel. A personal record of ...

This image has been taken from scan 000024 from "Four thousand miles of African Travel. A personal record of a journey up the Nile and through the Soudan to the confines of Central Africa. ... With map and illu... more

map from "Four thousand miles of African Travel. A personal record of ...

This image has been taken from scan 000261 from "Four thousand miles of African Travel. A personal record of a journey up the Nile and through the Soudan to the confines of Central Africa. ... With map and illu... more

map from "Two Years in East Africa: Adventures in Abyssinia and Nubia,...

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gazelle from "A Nile Journey ... Illustrated by Eugene Benson"

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map from "A Thousand Miles up the Nile ... With ... illustrations, etc...

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map from "A Thousand Miles up the Nile ... With ... illustrations, etc...

This image has been taken from scan 000289 from volume 02 of "A Thousand Miles up the Nile ... With ... illustrations, etc". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by u... more

map from "The Cradle of the Blue Nile. A visit to the court of King Jo...

This image has been taken from scan 000337 from volume 02 of "The Cradle of the Blue Nile. A visit to the court of King John of Ethiopia ... With map and illustrations". The title and subject terms of this imag... more

River Nile from "Ten Years Travel around the world ... Over 140 ... il...

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River Nile from "Popular History of Egypt. ... (The Egyptian War.) Ill...

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