Magnificent images capture the ancient and modern wonders of 1800s Egypt

A Bicharin soldier. The Bicharin are a tribe of the Beja nomadic ethnic group that live in southern Egypt and Sudan.

Image: Rijksmuseum via Europeana

C. and G. Zangaki were two Greek brothers who were active photographers in Egypt from the 1870s to 1890s.

Apart from that, little information about them survives (even their first names are disputed).

Produced mainly as souvenirs for European tourists, their photos recorded ancient Egyptian ruins and the bustling modern cities of Cairo and Port Said, as well as posed “types” of various Egyptian peoples.

The Great Sphinx of Giza.

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