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An illustration by Edward w. Lane depicting a backstreet of Cairo. A noble man stands in front of a copperware shop while a soldier of Mohammed Ali's army questions two women.

Edward William Lane (1801-76) was a British Orientalist, translator and Arabic scholar who lived in Ottoman Cairo from 1825-28. So fascinated was he with Egypt, he dressed as an Ottoman Turk and spent much time sketching the backstreets of Cairo. Upon his return to England he translated the novel 'Arabian Nights' ['1001 nights'] and 'Selections from the Qur'an'.
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Titre: An illustration by Edward w. Lane depicting a backstreet of Cairo. A noble man stands in front of a copperware shop while a soldier of Mohammed Ali's army questions two women.
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Edward William Lane (1801-76) was a British Orientalist, translator and Arabic scholar who lived in Ottoman Cairo from 1825-28. So fascinated was he with Egypt, he dressed as an Ottoman Turk and spent much time sketching the backstreets of Cairo. Upon his return to England he translated the novel 'Arabian Nights' ['1001 nights'] and 'Selections from the Qur'an'.
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Taille de l'image: 3200 × 5543 px | 50.7 MB
Taille d'impression: 27.1 × 46.9 cm | 1259.8 × 2182.3 in (300 dpi)