Consulter la cote et le prix de 1801 Views In Egypt By Luigi Mayer

Description : Northern Europe, England, London, ca. 1801 CE. A fabulous first edition of Views in Egypt, from the original drawings in the possession of Sir Robert Ainslie, taken during his embassy to Constantinople by Luigi Mayer: engraved by and under the direction of Thomas Milton: with historical observations, and incidental illustrations of the manners and customs of the natives of that country containing 102 pages and all 48 of the original hand-colored folio aquatint plates engraved after Mayer's drawings of views, monuments, tombs, and costumes of Egypt. A student of Piranesi, Luigi Mayer was a watercolorist and draughtsman renowned as the most accurate delineator of the Near East before David Roberts, who produced the monumental volumes The Holy Land (1842) and Views in ancient Egypt and Nubia (1846). Views in Egypt is the first of 3 esteemed volumes and provides an insightful look into European presence in 18th to 19th-century Egypt! Size: 13.25 L x 1.5 W x 18.5 H (33.7 cm x 3.8 cm x 47 cm) Provenance: ex-Royal Athena Galleries, New York City, New York, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. IMPORTANT EXCEPTION We are currently unable to ship to Australia, Germany or Switzerland due to customs regulations. #181635
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