1929 Cairo Mosque Sultan Hassan Mamluk Architecture - ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAVURE EG1

This is an original 1929 photogravure of the view of Cairo, Egypt from the Mosque of Ibn Tulun. Shown is the Mosque of Sultan Hassan, constructed between 1356 and 1363. This Mosque is considered one of the masterpieces of Mamluk architecture and is featured on the Egyptian one hundred (100) pound note. The structure in the background (top right) is the Citadel. This image showcases the origin of Cairo's nickname-- The City of a Thousand Minarets. Photograph by Herbert Ricke. Period Paper is pleased to offer an exceptional collection of historic original photogravures of the architecture, landscape, and people of Egypt. The actual border around the photogravure is larger than what is shown in the digital image and each image has a caption in French, English, Italian and German, which will be included with the item when shipped. However, we wanted to show you the actual image up close and the dimensions provided next to the "Size" above indicate the size of the actual photogravure only