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.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Object Number:
1995-5001/7
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and cardboard
type:
photograph album
credit:
The National Media Museum, Bradford

Parts

Fort Ada, Alexandria

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.

Materials:
paper
Object Number:
1995-5001/7/1
type:
photograph
Fort Mex, Alexandria

Fort Mex, Alexandria

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.

Materials:
paper
Object Number:
1995-5001/7/2
type:
photograph
Execution outside Alexandria, near the Cairo Railway

Execution outside Alexandria, near the Cairo Railway

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...

Materials:
paper
Object Number:
1995-5001/7/3
type:
photograph
Citadel and Mosque of Mohamed Ali

Citadel and Mosque of Mohamed Ali

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).

Materials:
paper
Object Number:
1995-5001/7/4
type:
photograph
Cairo

Cairo

A photograph of people in a street in Cairo, Egypt, ' taken by an unknown photographer in December 1882.

Materials:
paper
Object Number:
1995-5001/7/5
type:
photograph
Provision shop in Cairo

Provision shop in Cairo

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.

Materials:
paper
Object Number:
1995-5001/7/6
type:
photograph
Sketch Showing the Attack on Tel-el-Kebir, 13th September 1882

Sketch Showing the Attack on Tel-el-Kebir, 13th September 1882

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.

Materials:
paper
Object Number:
1995-5001/7/8
type:
drawing and map
Inside the Entrenchments

Inside the Entrenchments

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.

Materials:
paper
Object Number:
1995-5001/7/9
type:
photograph
Dead soldier at Tel-el-Kebir

Dead soldier at Tel-el-Kebir

Materials:
paper
Object Number:
1995-5001/7/10
type:
photograph
Dead donkey inside entrenchments at Tel-el-Kebir

Dead donkey inside entrenchments at Tel-el-Kebir

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.

Materials:
paper
Object Number:
1995-5001/7/11
type:
photograph
Tombs of English killed at Tel-el-Kebir near the station

Tombs of English killed at Tel-el-Kebir near the station

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.

Materials:
paper
Object Number:
1995-5001/7/12
type:
photograph
Lady Strangford's Hospital

Lady Strangford's Hospital

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.'

Materials:
paper
Object Number:
1995-5001/7/13
type:
photograph