Fort Ada, Alexandria
A photograph entitled 'Fort Ada, Alexandria', taken by an unknown photographer in November 1882. The photograph shows a damaged gun battery on the walls of Fort Adda (or Ada) in Alexandria, Egypt.
One of seven albums of photographs assembled by John Downes Rochfort chronicling his travels in North America, Europe and Africa between 1867 and 1883. This album is entitled 'Algiers Egypt &c 1882-3' and is a curious mixture of photographs of North African tourist subjects and views of Egyptian battlefields.
A photograph entitled 'Fort Ada, Alexandria', taken by an unknown photographer in November 1882. The photograph shows a damaged gun battery on the walls of Fort Adda (or Ada) in Alexandria, Egypt.
A photograph entitled 'Fort Mex, Alexandria', taken by N Cornianus in November 1882. The photograph shows damaged artillery on the walls of Fort Mex in Alexandria Harbour, Egypt.
A photograph entitled 'Execution outside Alexandria, near the Cairo Railway…',taken by an unknown photographer in December 1882. The photograph shows a public execution outside the railway station in Alexandria, Egypt. A small crowd has gathered to view this gruesome scene. This man was executed for the murder of Dr Herbert P Ribton, a British subject killed during riots in Alexandria on 11 June 1...
A photograph entitled 'Citadel and Mosque of Mohamed Ali', taken by an unknown photographer in December 1882. The photograph shows the imposing Citadel built on an outcrop of the Muqattam Hills and dates from the reign of Salah al-Din (Saladin) (1176-1193).
A photograph of people in a street in Cairo, Egypt, ' taken by an unknown photographer in December 1882.
A photograph entitled 'Provision shop in Cairo', taken by an unknown photographer in December 1882. The photograph shows a posed scene with a group of people outside a food shop in Cairo, Egypt.
A printed and hand-drawn map entitled 'Sketch Showing the Attack on Tel-el-Kebir, 13th September 1882', by an unknown artist, 1882. The map shows the positions of the British and Egyptian forces during a battle of the Anglo-Egyptian War. It is signed by a Major H Ardagh and a Lieutenant AB Crabbe.
A photograph entitled 'Inside the Entrenchments', taken by an unknown photographer in December 1882. The photograph shows Egyptian entrenchments on the battlefield of Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt. Three months after the battle, a dead body still awaits burial.
A photograph showing a dead donkey on the battlefield of Tel-el-Kebir in Egypt, taken by an unknown photographer in December 1882. The photograph was taken during the Anglo-Egyptian War.
A photograph entitled 'Tombs of English killed at Tel el Kebir near the station', taken by an unknown photographer in December 1882. The photograph shows British graves on the battlefield of Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt.
A photograph entitled 'Lady Strangford's Hospital', taken by an unknown photographer in December 1882. The photograph shows wounded soldiers receiving treatment in hospital. The full title of the photograph is 'Lady Strangford's Hospital in Arab's House - Cairo - Dr Liviking. Egyptians wounded at Tel-el-Kebir.'