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Nilometer.

Nilometer. Remains of an ancient device for measuring the annual inundation of the Nile. The annual flooding of the river 'was vitally important to Egypt because it governed the fertility of the soil and could mean the difference between an abundance and starvation. Illustration published Paris; circa 1885.
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Title:
Nilometer.
Caption:
Nilometer. Remains of an ancient device for measuring the annual inundation of the Nile. The annual flooding of the river 'was vitally important to Egypt because it governed the fertility of the soil and could mean the difference between an abundance and starvation. Illustration published Paris; circa 1885.
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Album / Universal Images Group / Universal History Archive
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Image size:
9039 x 6960 px | 180.0 MB
Print size:
76.5 x 58.9 cm | 30.1 x 23.2 in (300 dpi)
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