Borsippa

Borsippa or present day Birs Nimrud is located in Central Iraq. It was an important city in Babylonia, situated only 20 km southwest of the capital Babylon.

Fox Talbot at the Reading photographic establishment, c 1845. 1. Talbot at the Reading photographic establishment c. 1845 © National Media Museum, Bradford / Science & Society Picture Library

Fig. 2 – Talbot’s “The Haystack” negative and positive calotype (c.1842) © National Science & Media Museum / Science & Society Picture Library

Fig. 7 Max Mallowan at Ur. ©Penn Museum Image #49024

Group photo of the 65th RAI Paris. (2019) © ?, IAA

13. Photo of the Participants on the 3rd RAI Leiden (1952) © ?, IAA

Ernest Ernsfeld posing in Persépolis (c. 1936).

Liagre Böhl at Tell Djid (1939) ©NINO Glass slide collection

Fig. 10 – Gate of All Nations, Persepolis (1858) © Luigi Pesce, Met Museum

Fig. 6 – Kodak no.1: the first snapshot and film camera

Fig. 5 – Photograph of tablet K 76. © Roger Feton, Trustees of the British Museum.