1929 Egypt Photogravure Rapids Cataracts Nasser Nile - ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAVURE EG1

This is an original 1929 photogravure of the second rapids or Second Cataract of the the Nile River in Nubia. This area no longer exists as the newly created Lake Nasser covers it. 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. The total size is approximately two inches larger in width and height. These original photogravures are not to be confused with the more common halftone prints. Each of these photogravures was created from an engraved plate and provides exceptional detail, contrast,