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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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The Sphinx _Frontispiece_ Painted by Jules Guérin.

The Pyramids of Ghizeh 4 From a Photograph.

From the summit of the Great Pyramid 7 From a Photograph.

Looking down the main passage of the Great Pyramid 11 From a Photograph.

The Pyramids of Ghizeh 16 Painted by Jules Guérin.

The Sphinx 20 From a Photograph.

The Sphinx and the Second Pyramid 25 From a Photograph.

The Step Pyramid of Sakkara 29 Painted by Jules Guérin.

Entrance to the Tomb of Thi 34 From a Photograph.

Temple of Seti I, Abydos 39 From a Photograph.

The Great Hall of Abydos 44 Painted by Jules Guérin.

Village on the site of Ancient Memphis 48 From a Photograph.

On the Roof of the Temple of Hathor, Denderah 53 From a Photograph.

The Temple of Hathor, Denderah 57 Painted by Jules Guérin.

Figures of Cleopatra and her son Cæsarion on the wall of the Temple of Hathor 62 From a Photograph.

Interior, Temple of Khuns, Karnak 67 From a Photograph.

The Great Temple of Karnak 72 Painted by Jules Guérin.

The Sacred Lotus in the Temple at Karnak 76 From a Photograph.

Entrance to Temple of Rameses III, Karnak 81 From a Photograph.

The Sacred Lake, Karnak 85 Painted by Jules Guérin.

The Temple of Luxor from the easterly Pylon 90 From a Photograph.

The Court of Amenhotep III, Temple of Luxor 93 Painted by Jules Guérin.

In the Temple of Luxor 97 From a Photograph.

Obelisk and Pylon, Luxor 102 From a Photograph.

The Great Colonnade, Temple of Luxor 105 Painted by Jules Guérin.

Near view of the Colossi of Memnon 109 From a Photograph.

The Colossi of Memnon 114 Painted by Jules Guérin.

The Valley of the Tombs of the Kings 117 From a Photograph.

The Temple of Medinet-Abu 122 Painted by Jules Guérin.

Corner of Second Court, Temple of Rameses III, Medinet-Abu 125 From a Photograph.

The Ramesseum 129 Painted by Jules Guérin.

“The Thinking Place of Rameses the Great.” Hall of Lotus Columns, Ramesseum 133 From a Photograph.

The Plain of Thebes from the roof of the Ramesseum 137 From a Photograph.

Hall of Lotus Columns, Ramesseum 141 From a Photograph.

Pilasters and broken colossal statue of Rameses II 146 From a Photograph.

The Temple of Queen Hatasu, Deir-el-Bahari 149 Painted by Jules Guérin.

Recent excavations at Deir-el-Bahari 153 From a Photograph.

“The half-naked workmen toiling and sweating in the sun” 157 From a Photograph.

The Vache Hathor of Denderah 162 From a Photograph.

Painted tomb chamber of Prince Sen-nofer, Thebes 167 From a Photograph.

Temple of Esneh 171 From a Photograph.

Prayer in the Desert 175 Painted by Jules Guérin.

The Temple of Edfu 180 Painted by Jules Guérin.

Pylon, Temple of Edfu 183 From a Photograph.

The Temple of Edfu from the top of the Pylon 190 From a Photograph.

The Court, Temple of Edfu 193 Painted by Jules Guérin.

Hypostyle Hall, Kôm Ombos 197 From a Photograph.

The Temple of Kôm Ombos 201 Painted by Jules Guérin.

Temple of Kôm Ombos. Screen wall of Hypostyle Hall 206 From a Photograph.

The Island of Elephantine, from Assuan 210 From a Photograph.

The Isle of Philæ before the construction of the dam 213 From a Photograph.

The Sacred Isle of Philæ 217 Painted by Jules Guérin.

The Temple of Isis, Philæ 222 From a Photograph.

Nearly submerged columns, Isle of Philæ 225 From a Photograph.

Pharaoh’s Bed, before the construction of the dam 229 From a Photograph.

“Pharaoh’s Bed,” Island of Philæ 233 Painted by Jules Guérin.

In “Pharaoh’s Bed,” Island of Philæ 238 From a Photograph.

Fore-court of the Temple of Isis and “Pharaoh’s Bed,” Philæ 241 From a Photograph.

Abu-Simbel 245 Painted by Jules Guérin.

Abu-Simbel, from the river 249 From a Photograph.

EGYPT

AND ITS MONUMENTS

From a photograph by Bonfils of Beirut

THE PYRAMIDS OF GHIZEH]

EGYPT AND ITS MONUMENTS