Photo of the Sphinx taken from a balloon before it was excavated. I can't find a date, but based on when it was excavated and the history of photography, some time between 1840 and 1867 - eviltoast

I looked all over for a date and got everything from “early 1800s” to “late 1800s” but nothing exact, so I had to make an educated guess. The first cameras practical enough to take such a photo were developed around 1840 and the excavations began in 1867.

  • ohwhatfollyisman@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    i was getting ready for forty winks

    when, lo, up popped this post on the Sphinx;

    that ensued in a long stroll

    down the wikipedia rabbithole

    and a whole host of now-purple hyperlinks.