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Temple at Esneh.
Temple at Esneh. [In plate:] Temple at Esneh Nov.r 25th. 1838.
David Roberts RA. L. Haghe lith.
London, Published by F.G. Moon, 20. Threadneedle St. Aug.t 1.st 1846.
Tinted lithograph. Printed area 350 x 490mm (13¾ x 19¼").
Inside the hall of columns in the Temple of Esna. The columns are decorated with lotus and palm capitals. Dedicated to the ram headed God Khnum, the God of creation. the foundation stone of the temple was laid by Thuthmosis III in the 18th Dynasty, but Ptolemaic and Roman Emperors, from 40-250 A.D., completed it, recording their names all over the Temple walls. Published in the monumental folio edition of 'Egypt & Nubia: from drawings made on the spot' by David Roberts (1796 - 1864), lithographed by Louis Haghe. This example comes from the library of Sir Richard Hungerford Pollen (1815-81), 3rd Baronet of Redenham, an amateur artist listed as a subscriber to this work. However this is not a hand-coloured subscription plate but is still an early printing, one issued in wrappered parts prior to the bound First Edition.
Abbey Travel 272.
[Ref: 40742]   £600.00  
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Temple at Esneh.
Temple at Esneh. [In plate:] Temple at Esneh Nov.r 25th. 1838.
David Roberts RA. L. Haghe lith.
London, Published by F.G. Moon, 20. Threadneedle St. Aug.t 1.st 1846.
Tinted lithograph. Printed area 350 x 490mm (13¾ x 19¼").
Inside the hall of columns in the Temple of Esna. The columns are decorated with lotus and palm capitals. The Temple is dedicated to the ram headed God Khnum, the God of creation. Thuthmosis III laid the foundations of the Temple in the 18th Dynasty, but Ptolemaic and Roman Emperors, from 40-250 A.D., completed it, and their names are recorded all over the Temple walls.
[Ref: 24186]   £220.00   (£264.00 incl.VAT)
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Temple at Esneh.
Temple at Esneh. Nov.r 25th. 1838.
David Roberts RA. L. Haghe lith.
London, Published by F.G. Moon, 20. Threadneedle St. Aug.t 1.st 1846.
Tinted lithograph. Printed area 350 x 490mm (13¾ x 19¼").
Inside the hall of columns in the Temple of Esna. The columns are decorated with lotus and palm capitals. Dedicated to the ram headed God Khnum, the God of creation. the foundation stone of the temple was laid by Thuthmosis III in the 18th Dynasty, but Ptolemaic and Roman Emperors, from 40-250 A.D., completed it, recording their names all over the Temple walls. Published in the monumental folio edition of 'Egypt & Nubia: from drawings made on the spot' by David Roberts (1796 - 1864), lithographed by Louis Haghe.
Abbey Travel 272.
[Ref: 40984]   £600.00  
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Ethiopians, or Abissinians, coming down the Nile, with floats of small wood, to sell at Bulac, the port of Cairo...
Ethiopians, or Abissinians, coming down the Nile, with floats of small wood, to sell at Bulac, the port of Cairo...
R. Dalton del et sculp.
[London, n.d., c.1780s.]
Copper engraving on laid paper, 280 x 430mm. 11 x 17". Good margins.
African traders travelling to Cairo on a floating wooden barge; an Egyptian 'gardener' swimming in the River Nile to foreground, dragging a floating bundle of produce behind him. Title in English and French; numbered 'Pl XIV' lower right. From a series of prints depicting the customs, manners, costume etc. of Turkey and Egypt, drawn and engraved by Richard Dalton (1715? - 1791). Dalton, who was trained as an artist, went to Rome to pursue his studies, and in 1749 travelled with Roger Kynaston and John Frederick to Naples and Sicily, where they joined a party consisting of James Caulfeild, Earl of Charlemont, Francis Pierpoint Burton, and others. From thence Dalton accompanied Lord Charlemont on his tour to Constantinople/Istanbul, Greece, and Egypt. Dalton managed to obtain the position of librarian to George III. He was subsequently appointed keeper of the pictures and antiquary to his majesty. He was one of the original members of the Incorporated Society of Artists in 1765, and became their treasurer. He was elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1767. 'Antiquities and Views in Greece and Egypt, with the Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants, from Drawings made on the Spot.' was published in London in 1791 and is all three of Dalton's Tours in one volume.
DNB.
[Ref: 21955]   £230.00   (£276.00 incl.VAT)
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[Female fellah.]
[Female fellah.]
Drawn by E. Prisse Esq.re. On stone by Mouilleron.
Print.d by Lemercier, Paris. [1848.]
Fine hand-coloured lithograph, laid on card as issued. Card: 575 x 460mm (22¾ x 18''). Foxing, damage in corners.
A portrait of a woman with a veiled face, carrying a child on her shoulders. A plate from 'Oriental Album: Characters, Costumes, And Modes of Life In the Valley of the Nile' by James Augustus St. John, illustrated after drawings by Emile Prisse d'Avennes. Prisse d'Avennes (1807-1879) was a French Egyptologist and archeologist who moved to Egypt in 1827 and adopted the Egyptian way of life, converting to Islam and being known as Idriss-effendi. Very fine 1st state with wonderful fresh colour.
Attabay: 1001; Blackmer 1357.
[Ref: 50923]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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Pyramides Ægyptiacæ.
Pyramides Ægyptiacæ.
J: B: Fischers v: E: delin.
[Leipzig, 1725.]
Engraving with very large margins. 305 x 430mm (12 x 17"). Faint spotting.
View of the Pyramids of Giza with the Sphinx, with a five-point key in German & French. It was published in Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach's 'Entwürst Einer Historischen Architectur', a study of the architecture of the ancient world. Fischer von Erlach (1656-1723) was a successful Austrian architect: his baroque works include the Schönbrunn Palace, Karlskirche, and the Austrian National Library in Vienna. He also studied ancient architecture, publishing 'A Plan of Civil and Historical Architecture' in 1721, taking on classical influences in his building.
[Ref: 33734]   £420.00  
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General View of the Pyramids.
General View of the Pyramids.
Etched by A.Aglio after a Drawing by S.Belzoni.
London, Publsiedh 1820 by John Murray, Albermarle Street.
Coloured etching. 300 x 510mm, 11¾ x 20". Paper watermarked 'HS & S 1819'.
A view of the Pyramids from the far banks of the Nile, drawn by Sara Belzoni for her husband Giovanni Battista's book, 'Plates Illustrative of the Researches in Egypt and Nubia, 1820-2. Belzoni (1778-1824), a one-time circus strongman, stumbled into Egyptology. Engaged by the British consul, Henry Salt, he removed the seven-ton bust of Rameses II from Thebes, sending it to the British Museum in London. Afterwards he cleared the sand from Abu Simbel (1817 - thirty years before the arrival of David Roberts) and opened the second pyramid at Giza
Abbey Travel 268.
[Ref: 17039]   £250.00   (£300.00 incl.VAT)
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Sphinx and Pyramids.
Sphinx and Pyramids.
A. Schranz del. Bichebois lith.
Imp Lemercier a Paris. [n.d,. c.1835]
Coloured lithograph, sheet 290 x 380mm (11½ x 15"), large margins. Some foxing.
A view of the Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza, some men gather in front of the Sphinx and sand blows in the wind. Seems to be from an a set of prints from an unidentified series. See 56089
Not in Abbey.
[Ref: 56088]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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Pyramids of Geezeh.
Pyramids of Geezeh.
[Lithographed by Louis Haghe after David Roberts.]
London, Published F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, June 1st, 1848.
Tinted lithograph, printed area 340 x 535mm (13¾ x 21").
The Pyramids of Giza, with the Sphinx in the middle right, still up to is neck in sand. One of the few plates not signed in the image. Published in the monumental folio edition of 'Egypt & Nubia: from drawings made on the spot' by David Roberts (1796 - 1864), lithographed by Louis Haghe.
Abbey Travel 272.
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View on the Nile _ Ferry to Gizeh.
View on the Nile _ Ferry to Gizeh.
David Roberts. R.A. L. Haghe lith.
London, Published F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, August 1st, 1849
Tinted lithograph, printed area 380 x 505mm (15 x 20") Slight mount stain.
Falucca and ferry boats, minarets, and distant pyramids.
[Ref: 34912]   £750.00  
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View of the Nile. _ Ferry to Gizeh.
View of the Nile. _ Ferry to Gizeh.
David Roberts. R.A. L. Haghe lith.
London, Published F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, August 1st, 1849.
Tinted lithograph. Printed area 380 x 505mm (15 x 20").
A view looking across the Nile to the town of Giza, the pyramids visible in the distance, published in the monumental folio edition of 'Egypt & Nubia: from drawings made on the spot' by David Roberts (1796 - 1864), lithographed by Louis Haghe.
Abbey Travel 272.
[Ref: 41008]   £800.00  
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View of the Nile. _ Ferry to Gizeh.
View of the Nile. _ Ferry to Gizeh.
David Roberts. R.A. L. Haghe lith.
London, Published F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, August 1st, 1849.
Tinted lithograph. Printed area 380 x 505mm (15 x 20").
A view looking across the Nile to the town of Giza, the pyramids visible in the distance, published in the monumental folio edition of 'Egypt & Nubia: from drawings made on the spot' by David Roberts (1796 - 1864), lithographed by Louis Haghe. This example comes from the library of Sir Richard Hungerford Pollen (1815-81), 3rd Baronet of Redenham, an amateur artist listed as a subscriber to this work. However this is not a hand-coloured subscription plate but is still an early printing, one issued in wrappered parts prior to the bound First Edition.
Abbey Travel 272.
[Ref: 40910]   £900.00  
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A View of the two great Pyramids of Gize on the North side where the situation of the Entrance is seen of the greatest Pyramid.
A View of the two great Pyramids of Gize on the North side where the situation of the Entrance is seen of the greatest Pyramid. Veüe des Pyramides du Gize au coté du Nord, au on voit la situations de l’Entrée de la grande Pyramide.
J. Basire sculp.
[n.d. c.1790.]
Engraving. Plate 247 x 417mm. 9¾ x 16½". Very large margins, some creasing to right.
The Great Pyramid of Giza, at the Giza Necropolis on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. Probably from a set of prints
[Ref: 26943]   £240.00   (£288.00 incl.VAT)
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The Grand Vizier's Tent.
The Grand Vizier's Tent.
Drawn & Engraved by W. Stack after F.B. Spilsbury.
Published by G.S. Tregear, 37, Union Row, New Kent Road, 1823.
Fine hand-coloured aquatint. Some offsetting from titlepage, large margins.
The Ottoman Sultan's chief minister receiving British sailors in his tent. The frontispiece to the 4to edition of Francis Spilsbury's 'Picturesque scenery in the Holy Land and Syria delineated during the campaigns of 1799 and 1800'.
Abbey Travel 383, 1.
[Ref: 22339]   £70.00   (£84.00 incl.VAT)
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Hadjar Silsilis.
Hadjar Silsilis.
David Roberts. R.A. L. Haghe. Lith.
London, Published F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, May 1st, 1847.
Tinted lithograph, printed area 345 x 500mm.
Looking down river on the Nile north of Kom Ombo.
[Ref: 4958]   £750.00  
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Hager Setselis.
Hager Setselis.
David Roberts. R.A. L. Haghe lith.
London, Published F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street,
Tinted lithograph, printed area 330 x 490mm (13 x 19¼").
A view of the Nile at sunset near Gebel Silisia, north of Kom Ombo. To the right are men operating a shaduf, a balanced crane for lifting irrigation water from the Nile. Published in the monumental folio edition of 'Egypt & Nubia: from drawings made on the spot' by David Roberts (1796 - 1864), lithographed by Louis Haghe. This example comes from the library of Sir Richard Hungerford Pollen (1815-81), 3rd Baronet of Redenham, an amateur artist listed as a subscriber to this work. However this is not a hand-coloured subscription plate but is still an early printing, one issued in wrappered parts prior to the bound First Edition. The title of this plate was altered to 'Hadjar Silsilis' for the First Edition.
Abbey Travel 272.
[Ref: 40902]   £550.00  
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An Egyptian Harem entertained by the Almees, or Dancing Girls.
An Egyptian Harem entertained by the Almees, or Dancing Girls.
Denon del.t J. Chapman sculp.
London, Published as the Act directs Oct.r 6.th 1804 by J. Wilkes.
Stipple. Plate 216 x 273mm. 8½ x 10¾". Hole and tear into plate and publication line. Trimmed close along upper edge. Small nicks and tears; crease to lower right corner.
Engraving by J Chapman after Denon, of a bearded and turbanned man watching musicians and dancers. An alma, or almah, is an Egyptian female singer or dancer. Illustration from ‘Encyclopaedia Londinensis, or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature’ published in London, 1810-1829.
In the Science & Society Picture Library.
[Ref: 26576]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
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Approach to the Fortress of Ibrim, Nubia.
Approach to the Fortress of Ibrim, Nubia.
David Roberts. R.A. L. Haghe Lith.
London, Published F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, May 1st, 1847.
Tinted lithograph, printed area 330 x 485mm.
Intrepid European travellers in the 19th century would have discovered that this fortress was as far south as their journey on the Nile would take them. One interpretation of this tranqil view is that the faluka rests before returning north.
[Ref: 4955]   £850.00  
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Approach to the Fortress of Ibrim, Nubia.
Approach to the Fortress of Ibrim, Nubia.
David Roberts. R.A. L. Haghe Lith.
London, Published F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, May 1st, 1847.
Tinted lithograph, printed area 330 x 485mm (13 x 19").
A faluka anchored on the bank of the Nile, with cliffs on the opposite shore, published in the monumental folio edition of 'Egypt & Nubia: from drawings made on the spot' by David Roberts (1796 - 1864), lithographed by Louis Haghe. This example comes from the library of Sir Richard Hungerford Pollen (1815-81), 3rd Baronet of Redenham, an amateur artist listed as a subscriber to this work. However this is not a hand-coloured subscription plate but is still an early printing, one issued in wrappered parts prior to the bound First Edition.
Abbey Travel 272.
[Ref: 40717]   £800.00  
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Approach to the Fortress of Ibrim, Nubia.
Approach to the Fortress of Ibrim, Nubia.
David Roberts. R.A. L. Haghe Lith.
London, Published F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, May 1st, 1847.
Tinted lithograph, printed area 330 x 485mm (13 x 19").
A faluka anchored on the bansk of the Nile, with cliffs on the opposite shore, published in the monumental folio edition of 'Egypt & Nubia: from drawings made on the spot' by David Roberts (1796 - 1864), lithographed by Louis Haghe.
Abbey Travel 272.
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Portico of the Temple of Kalabshi.
Portico of the Temple of Kalabshi.
David Roberts. R.A. L. Haghe Lith.
London, Published F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, March 1st, 1847
Tinted lithograph, printed area 360 x 520mm (14¼ x 20½").
The patron god of Kalabshi was Min, the god of reproduction. Published in the monumental folio edition of 'Egypt & Nubia: from drawings made on the spot' by David Roberts (1796 - 1864), lithographed by Louis Haghe. This example comes from the library of Sir Richard Hungerford Pollen (1815-81), 3rd Baronet of Redenham, an amateur artist listed as a subscriber to this work. However this is not a hand-coloured subscription plate but is still an early printing, one issued in wrappered parts prior to the bound First Edition.
Abbey Travel 272.
[Ref: 40750]   £680.00  
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Ruins of Thebes Temple of Karnac.
Ruins of Thebes Temple of Karnac.
Bon. de Bufsierre del. Hullmandel & Walton lithographers.
Richard Bentley New Burlington Street [n.d., c.1850].
Tinted lithograph, sheet 145 x 220mm. 5¾ x 8¾".
Possibly plate to Richard Lepsius's ' Discoveries in Egypt, Ethiopia and the Peninsular of Sinai in the years 1842-1845' 1853.
Not in Abbey.
[Ref: 10265]   £70.00   (£84.00 incl.VAT)
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Karnak.
Karnak.
David Roberts. R.A. L. Haghe Lith.
London, Published F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, May 1st, 1847.
Tinted lithograph, printed area 330 x 485mm. Small crack in lower margin.
Not one single structure but a labyrinth of many Temples, Pylons & Obelisks, Ram headed and Human headed Sphinx, a Sanctuary, the Sacred Lake, The Hypostyle hall and Hatshepsut's Obelisk. The largest and most important group in the site is the central enclosure, the Great Temple of Amun proper. The oldest remains on the site of North Karnak date back to the end of the Middle Kingdom and belong to urban settlements, with mud-brick houses, granaries and workshops.
[Ref: 4970]   £980.00  
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[Karnak]
[Karnak]
M. Sherlock. [Signed in pencil.]
[n.d., c.1947.]
Etching. 390 x 255mm (15¼ x 10"), with large margins. Small tear in right edge.
A view of the pillars of the Great Hypostyle Hall in the Precinct of Amun-Re, Karnak. By Marjorie Sherlock (1897-1973), one of a series Cairo and Egyptians subjects etched and exhibited in Glasgow after the Second World War.
[Ref: 53486]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
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Ruins of Karnack.
Ruins of Karnack.
David Roberts. R.A. L. Haghe, Lith.
London, Published F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, March 8th 1847.
Tinted lithograph. Printed area 385 x 510mm (15¼ x 20"). Very slight mount stain.
A general view of Karnak, the temple complex founded 3200 BC by Senusret I, from a rooftop.
[Ref: 34899]   £850.00  
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Karnak.
Karnak.
David Roberts. R.A. L. Haghe Lith.
London, Published F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, May 1st, 1847.
Tinted lithograph, printed area 330 x 485mm (13 x 19").
A general view of Karnak, a labyrinth of many Temples, Pylons & Obelisks, Ram headed and Human headed Sphinx, a Sanctuary, the Sacred Lake, The Hypostyle hall and Hatshepsut's Obelisk. The largest and most important group in the site is the central enclosure, the Great Temple of Amun proper. The oldest remains on the site of North Karnak date back to the end of the Middle Kingdom and belong to urban settlements, with mud-brick houses, granaries and workshops. Published in the monumental folio edition of 'Egypt & Nubia: from drawings made on the spot' by David Roberts (1796 - 1864), lithographed by Louis Haghe. This example comes from the library of Sir Richard Hungerford Pollen (1815-81), 3rd Baronet of Redenham, an amateur artist listed as a subscriber to this work. However this is not a hand-coloured subscription plate but is still an early printing, one issued in wrappered parts prior to the bound First Edition.
Abbey Travel 272.
[Ref: 40751]   £650.00  
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Karnak.
Karnak.
David Roberts. R.A. L. Haghe Lith.
London, Published F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, May 1st, 1847.
Tinted lithograph, printed area 330 x 485mm (13 x 19").
A general view of Karnak, a labyrinth of many Temples, Pylons & Obelisks, Ram headed and Human headed Sphinx, a Sanctuary, the Sacred Lake, The Hypostyle hall and Hatshepsut's Obelisk. The largest and most important group in the site is the central enclosure, the Great Temple of Amun proper. The oldest remains on the site of North Karnak date back to the end of the Middle Kingdom and belong to urban settlements, with mud-brick houses, granaries and workshops. Published in the monumental folio edition of 'Egypt & Nubia: from drawings made on the spot' by David Roberts (1796 - 1864), lithographed by Louis Haghe.
Abbey Travel 272.
[Ref: 41036]   £600.00  
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Karnac.
Karnac. Nov.r 29th 1838.
David Roberts. R.A. L. Haghe Lith.
London, Published F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, May 1st. 1847.
Tinted lithograph, printed area 490 x 325mm (19¼ x 12¾").
A view of The Hall of Columns, considered to be one of the world's greatest architectural masterpieces, with collapsed columns in the foreground, published in the monumental folio edition of 'Egypt & Nubia: from drawings made on the spot' by David Roberts (1796 - 1864), lithographed by Louis Haghe. This example comes from the library of Sir Richard Hungerford Pollen (1815-81), 3rd Baronet of Redenham, an amateur artist listed as a subscriber to this work. However this is not a hand-coloured subscription plate but is still an early printing, one issued in wrappered parts prior to the bound First Edition.
Abbey Travel 272.
[Ref: 40720]   £850.00  
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Karnac.
Karnac. Nov.r 29th 1838.
David Roberts. R.A. L. Haghe Lith.
London, Published F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, May 1st. 1847.
Tinted lithograph, printed area 490 x 325mm (19¼ x 12¾").
The hall of Columns is considered to be one of the world's greatest architectural masterpieces. Published in the monumental folio edition of 'Egypt & Nubia: from drawings made on the spot' by David Roberts (1796 - 1864), lithographed by Louis Haghe. This example comes from the library of Sir Richard Hungerford Pollen (1815-81), 3rd Baronet of Redenham, an amateur artist listed as a subscriber to this work. However this is not a hand-coloured subscription plate but is still an early printing, one issued in wrappered parts prior to the bound First Edition.
Abbey Travel 272.
[Ref: 40744]   £800.00  
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Karnac.
Karnac. Nov.r 29th 1838.
David Roberts. R.A. L. Haghe Lith.
London, Published F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, May 1st. 1847.
Tinted lithograph, printed area 490 x 325mm (19¼ x 12¾").
A view of The Hall of Columns, considered to be one of the world's greatest architectural masterpieces, with collapsed columns in the foreground, published in the monumental folio edition of 'Egypt & Nubia: from drawings made on the spot' by David Roberts (1796 - 1864), lithographed by Louis Haghe.
Abbey Travel 272.
[Ref: 41020]   £850.00  
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Karnac.
Karnac. Nov.r 29th 1838.
David Roberts. R.A. L. Haghe Lith.
London, Published F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, May 1st. 1847.
Tinted lithograph, printed area 490 x 325mm (19¼ x 12¾").
A view of The Hall of Columns, considered to be one of the world's greatest architectural masterpieces, published in the monumental folio edition of 'Egypt & Nubia: from drawings made on the spot' by David Roberts (1796 - 1864), lithographed by Louis Haghe.
Abbey Travel 272.
[Ref: 41035]   £1,350.00  
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Great Hall at Karnac, Thebes.
Great Hall at Karnac, Thebes. Nov.r 28. 1838.
David Roberts. R.A. L. Haghe Lith.
London, Published F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street,
Tinted lithograph, printed area 480 x 325mm (19 x 12¾").
The nave of the Great Hypostyle room at Karnak is a wonder of 134 sandstone columns, over 80 feet high and surmounted by capitals with a circumference of 50 feet. At the end of the avenue is the slender obelisk of Thutmoses I, the only survivor of the four that would originally have graced the courtyard.
Abbey Travel 272.
[Ref: 40982]   £800.00  
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Karnac.
Karnac. Nov. 29th 1838.
David Roberts. R.A. L. Haghe Lith.
London, Published F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, May 1st, 1847.
Tinted lithograph, printed area 485 x 330mm (19 x 13")..
This transverse view of the great Hypostyle hall at Karnak. The relief carvings of the great Temple of Karnak, some of which are so carefully illustrated in this view, have been used by archaeologists and historians to interpret not only the religious beliefs of the ancient Egyptians but also their customs and for constructing a chronology of historical events. Published in the monumental folio edition of 'Egypt & Nubia: from drawings made on the spot' by David Roberts (1796 - 1864), lithographed by Louis Haghe. This example comes from the library of Sir Richard Hungerford Pollen (1815-81), 3rd Baronet of Redenham, an amateur artist listed as a subscriber to this work. However this is not a hand-coloured subscription plate but is still an early printing, one issued in wrappered parts prior to the bound First Edition.
Abbey Travel 272.
[Ref: 40726]   £1,200.00  
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Ruins of Karnack.
Ruins of Karnack.
David Roberts. R.A. L. Haghe, Lith.
London, Published F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, March 8th 1847.
Tinted lithograph. Printed area 385 x 510mm (15¼ x 20").
A general view of Karnak, the temple complex founded 3200 BC by Senusret I. Published in the monumental folio edition of 'Egypt & Nubia: from drawings made on the spot' by David Roberts (1796 - 1864), lithographed by Louis Haghe. This example comes from the library of Sir Richard Hungerford Pollen (1815-81), 3rd Baronet of Redenham, an amateur artist listed as a subscriber to this work. However this is not a hand-coloured subscription plate but is still an early printing, one issued in wrappered parts prior to the bound First Edition.
Abbey Travel 272.
[Ref: 40725]   £800.00  
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Ruins of Karnack.
Ruins of Karnack.
David Roberts. R.A. L. Haghe, Lith.
London, Published F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, March 8th 1847.
Tinted lithograph. Printed area 385 x 510mm (15¼ x 20"). Small stain in margin.
A general view of Karnak, the temple complex founded 3200 BC by Senusret I, at sunset. Published in the monumental folio edition of 'Egypt & Nubia: from drawings made on the spot' by David Roberts (1796 - 1864), lithographed by Louis Haghe.
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[Ref: 40991]   £750.00  
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Remains of the Portico of the Temple of Kom Ombo.
Remains of the Portico of the Temple of Kom Ombo. Kom ombo Nov.21st 1838.
David Roberts. R.A. L. Haghe Lith.
London, Published F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, Augt. 1st , 1846.
Tinted lithograph, printed area 330 x 490mm.
Located on the east bank, Kom Ombo consists of a double temple built during the Ptolemaic and Roman periods.
[Ref: 4971]   £980.00  
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Remains of the Portico of the Temple of Kom Ombo.
Remains of the Portico of the Temple of Kom Ombo. Kom Ombo Nov.21st 1838.
David Roberts. R.A. L. Haghe Lith.
London, Published F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, Augt. 1st , 1846.
Tinted lithograph, printed area 330 x 490mm (13 x 19¼").
Located on the east bank, Kom Ombo consists of a double temple built during the Ptolemaic and Roman periods. Published in the monumental folio edition of 'Egypt & Nubia: from drawings made on the spot' by David Roberts (1796 - 1864), lithographed by Louis Haghe. This example comes from the library of Sir Richard Hungerford Pollen (1815-81), 3rd Baronet of Redenham, an amateur artist listed as a subscriber to this work. However this is not a hand-coloured subscription plate but is still an early printing, one issued in wrappered parts prior to the bound First Edition.
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Ruins of Kom Ombo.
Ruins of Kom Ombo. Kom Ombo. Nov.r 21st, 1838.
David Roberts. R.A. L. Haghe Lith.
London, Published F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, Aug.t 14th , 1846.
Tinted lithograph, printed area 325 x 490mm (12¾ x 19¼").
A temple half-buried in sand. Kom Ombo is unique in ancient Egypt as a double temple, being equally split between the deities of Sobek (the Crocodile god) and Horus (the falcon-headed god). The temple had two sets of courts, halls, sanctuaries and rooms. Three-hundred crocodile mummies were discovered in the area of the temple.
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Ruins of Kom Ombo.
Ruins of Kom Ombo. Kom Ombo. Novr. 21st, 1838.
David Roberts. R.A. L. Haghe Lith.
London, Published F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, Aug.t 14th , 1846.
Tinted lithograph, printed area 325 x 490mm (12¾ x 19¼") large margins. Little foxing in margins, a little crease in image.
A temple half-buried in sand. Kom Ombo is unique in ancient Egypt as a double temple, being equally split between the deities of Sobek (the Crocodile god) and Horus (the falcon-headed god). The temple had two sets of courts, halls, sanctuaries and rooms. Three-hundred crocodile mummies were discovered in the area of the temple. Published in the monumental folio edition of 'Egypt & Nubia: from drawings made on the spot' by David Roberts (1796 - 1864), lithographed by Louis Haghe.
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Ruins of Kom Ombo.
Ruins of Kom Ombo. Kom Ombo. Novr. 21st, 1838.
David Roberts. R.A. L. Haghe Lith.
London, Published F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, Aug.t 14th , 1846.
Tinted lithograph, printed area 325 x 490mm (12¾ x 19¼")
A temple half-buried in sand. Kom Ombo is unique in ancient Egypt as a double temple, being equally split between the deities of Sobek (the Crocodile god) and Horus (the falcon-headed god). The temple had two sets of courts, halls, sanctuaries and rooms. Three-hundred crocodile mummies were discovered in the area of the temple. Published in the monumental folio edition of 'Egypt & Nubia: from drawings made on the spot' by David Roberts (1796 - 1864), lithographed by Louis Haghe. This example comes from the library of Sir Richard Hungerford Pollen (1815-81), 3rd Baronet of Redenham, an amateur artist listed as a subscriber to this work. However this is not a hand-coloured subscription plate but is still an early printing, one issued in wrappered parts prior to the bound First Edition.
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Ruins of Kom Ombo.
Ruins of Kom Ombo. Kom Ombo. Nov.r 21st, 1838.
David Roberts. R.A. L. Haghe Lith.
London, Published F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, Aug.t 14th , 1846.
Tinted lithograph, printed area 325 x 490mm (12¾ x 19¼")
A temple half-buried in sand. Kom Ombo is unique in ancient Egypt as a double temple, being equally split between the deities of Sobek (the Crocodile god) and Horus (the falcon-headed god). The temple had two sets of courts, halls, sanctuaries and rooms. Three-hundred crocodile mummies were discovered in the area of the temple. Published in the monumental folio edition of 'Egypt & Nubia: from drawings made on the spot' by David Roberts (1796 - 1864), lithographed by Louis Haghe.
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[Le Doceh. Fete religieuse?]
[Le Doceh. Fete religieuse?]
[After Henri de Montaut] Imp. Becquet à Paris.
[Paris: par Henri Plon, [n.d c. 1869]]
Scarce chromolithograph. 320 x 440mm (12½ x 17¼"), trimmed to image and mounted on printed backing board, as issued. Torn at glue point, some wear, laid on board.
From 'L'Égypte Moderne. Tableaux de moeurs arabes.' An Arabic religious leader on a white horse, riding through a crowd of enthusiastic supporters waving flags, as others lie prostrate to form a carpet for his horse to ride upon. The print is trimmed and laid on a printed backboard with an arabesque pattern border, in imitation of a watercolour. Henri de Montaut (c.1830 – c.1900) was a French draftsman, engraver, and illustrator of the 19th century. He sometimes signed Henri de Hem, Monta or Hy. Becquet (fl.1832-1861) also known as Frères Becquet was a French publisher and printer who specialised in lithography. Henri Plon created publishing company 'The Éditions Plon' with his two brothers in 1852.
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General View of the Ruins of Luxor, from the Nile.
General View of the Ruins of Luxor, from the Nile.
David Roberts R.A. 1838.
London, Published F. G. Moon 20 Threadneedle St. Aug.t 1st. 1846.
Tinted lithograph with touches of later colour. Printed area 370 x 500mm (14½ x 19¾") large margins. Slight mount stain.
Atmospheric view from the River Nile of the Temple and ancient remains at Luxor in Upper (southern) Egypt; shipping in foreground. Luxor was the ancient city of Thebes, the great capital of Egypt during the New Kingdom, and the glorious city of the god Amon-Ra. Published in the monumental folio edition of 'Egypt & Nubia: from drawings made on the spot' by David Roberts (1796 - 1864), lithographed by Louis Haghe.
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General View of the Ruins of Luxor, from the Nile.
General View of the Ruins of Luxor, from the Nile.
David Roberts R.A. 1838.
London, Published F. G. Moon 20 Threadneedle St. Aug.t 1st. 1846.
Tinted lithograph. Printed area 370 x 500mm (14½ x 19¾").
Atmospheric view from the River Nile of the Temple and ancient remains at Luxor in Upper (southern) Egypt; shipping in foreground. Luxor was the ancient city of Thebes, the great capital of Egypt during the New Kingdom, and the glorious city of the god Amon-Ra. Published in the monumental folio edition of 'Egypt & Nubia: from drawings made on the spot' by David Roberts (1796 - 1864), lithographed by Louis Haghe. This example comes from the library of Sir Richard Hungerford Pollen (1815-81), 3rd Baronet of Redenham, an amateur artist listed as a subscriber to this work. However this is not a hand-coloured subscription plate but is still an early printing, one issued in wrappered parts prior to the bound First Edition.
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General View of the Ruins of Luxor, from the Nile.
General View of the Ruins of Luxor, from the Nile.
David Roberts R.A. 1838.
London, Published F. G. Moon 20 Threadneedle St. Aug.t 1st. 1846.
Tinted lithograph. Printed area 370 x 500mm (14½ x 19¾").
Atmospheric view from the River Nile of the Temple and ancient remains at Luxor in Upper (southern) Egypt; shipping in foreground. Luxor was the ancient city of Thebes, the great capital of Egypt during the New Kingdom, and the glorious city of the god Amon-Ra. Published in the monumental folio edition of 'Egypt & Nubia: from drawings made on the spot' by David Roberts (1796 - 1864), lithographed by Louis Haghe.
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Grand Entrance to the Temple of Luxor.
Grand Entrance to the Temple of Luxor.
David Roberts, R.A. S. Haghe, lith.
London Published by F.G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle St. Aug.t 1.st 1848.
Tinted lithograph. 411 x 611mm. 16¼ x 24".
Luxor Temple, the large Ancient Egyptian temple complex on the east bank of the Nile River. Many festivals were celebrated in Thebes. The Temple of Luxor was the centre of the most important one, the festival of Opet. Built largely by Amenhotep III and Ramesses II, it appears that the temple's purpose was for as a setting for the rituals of the festival. The festival itself was to reconcile the human aspect of the ruler with the divine office.
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Grand Entrance to the Temple of Luxor.
Grand Entrance to the Temple of Luxor.
David Roberts, R.A. S. Haghe, lith.
London Published by F.G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle St. Aug.t 1.st 1848.
Tinted lithograph. Printed area 350 x 490mm (13¾ x 19¼").
The façade of the Great Temple of Amun at Luxor. Roberts has included several small details in this scene: a falcon that scattered the pigeons pestering Roberts as he sketched is shown perched on the obelisk; pots used as dovecots cover the roofs; and the tip of the minaret of the mosque of Abu el-Haggah peaks over the wall of the pylon. Published in the monumental folio edition of 'Egypt & Nubia: from drawings made on the spot' by David Roberts (1796 - 1864), lithographed by Louis Haghe.
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Grand Entrance to the Temple of Luxor.
Grand Entrance to the Temple of Luxor.
David Roberts, R.A. S. Haghe, lith.
London Published by F.G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle St. Aug.t 1.st 1848.
Tinted lithograph. Printed area 350 x 490mm (13¾ x 19¼").
The façade of the Great Temple of Amun at Luxor. Roberts has included several small details in this scene: a falcon that scattered the pigeons pestering Roberts as he sketched is shown perched on the obelisk; pots used as dovecots cover the roofs; and the tip of the minaret of the mosque of Abu el-Haggah peaks over the wall of the pylon. Published in the monumental folio edition of 'Egypt & Nubia: from drawings made on the spot' by David Roberts (1796 - 1864), lithographed by Louis Haghe.
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Lybian Chain of Mountains, from the Temple of Luxor.
Lybian Chain of Mountains, from the Temple of Luxor.
David Roberts. R.A. L. Haghe Lith.
London, Published F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, March 1st, 1847
Tinted lithograph, printed area 350 x 500mm.
From left to right can be seen: The temple of Rameses III at Medinet Habu, The Colossi of Memnon, and The Ramesseum and temple of Sethi I. The Valley of the Kings is in the distance.
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Lybian Chain of Mountains, from the Temple of Luxor.
Lybian Chain of Mountains, from the Temple of Luxor.
David Roberts. R.A. L. Haghe Lith.
London, Published F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, March 1st, 1847.
Tinted lithograph with touches of later hand colour. Printed area 350 x 500mm (13¾ x 19¾") large margins.
From left to right can be seen: The temple of Rameses III at Medinet Habu, The Colossi of Memnon, and The Ramesseum and temple of Sethi I. The Valley of the Kings is in the distance. Published in the monumental folio edition of 'Egypt & Nubia: from drawings made on the spot' by David Roberts (1796 - 1864), lithographed by Louis Haghe.
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