TITLE/CAPTION/BRIEF DETAILS: MR. STANLEY'S ARRIVAL AT CAIRO - ENTERING SHEPHEARD'S HOTEL AFTER HAVING VISITED THE KHEDIVE. Henry Morton STANLEY (1841-1904) was the famous explorer who found Dr. Livingstone. Coincidentally, also in 1841, Samuel Shepheard, an Englishman, became manager of the then British Hotel, Cairo , EGYPT . He bought it 4 years later and renamed it Shepheard's Hotel. It became a very famous international Hotel in Victorian times.
The image on the right hand side shows the print which is offered for sale. This print is folding hence the centrefold line may show on the image.
DATE PRINTED: 1 February 1890
IMAGE SIZE: Overall size 22x15 inches. Folding. Image size 19x12 inches 32x22 Cms
TYPE: Antique print
CONDITION: Good. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not obtrusive unless otherwise stated. We offer a no questions asked return policy.
AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic historic print, published at the date stated above. It is not a modern copy. VERSO: There is text on the back. .
FOLDING: This is a folding print.
SCARCITY RATING: 9 = SOMEWHAT HARD TO FIND
ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: -
PROVENANCE: The Illustrated London News, The GRAPHIC or similar publication.
