Europeans in a smallpox quarantine camp at El Tor, North Africa, 1884. Artist: Unknown

Europeans in a smallpox quarantine camp at El Tor, North Africa, 1884. Artist: Unknown

1-155-636 - Oxford Science Archive/Heritage Images

Europeans in a smallpox quarantine camp at El Tor, North Africa, 1884. Passengers from the SS Mira at a camp on the Arabian Coast. The image shows: 1) Wooden Sheds on Shore for the Passengers of Quarantined Ships. 2) Abdil Al, an Egyptian Resident at El Tor,Told Off to Wait Upon the English Sojourners. 3) Interior of the Ladies' Quarantine Shed. 4) El Tor, from the Sea. In the centre, female passengers in the Ladies' Quarantine Shed are sitting under a net to protect them from mosquitos and malaria. From The Graphic, (London, 19 July 1884).


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :

Geographic Hierarchy

World Africa Egypt

  1. 27 00 00 N , 030 00 00 E

Category Hierarchy

Science & Nature Medicine

Locations & Buildings Other

People Other

Society & Culture Sickness & Disease


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4917x3625
File Size : 52,220kb


Aliases

  1. 0460001901
  1. 1-155-636
  1. 1155636
  1. 1901

Buy a Print  

Keywords - refine your search by combining multiple keywords below.