Antique prints with no reserve
Lot 7670:
DV Denon - The Canal and Aquaduct at Cairo 1807
Denon
This is plate 97 from the Voyage dans la Basse et la Haute-Egypte pendant les campagnes du General Bonaparte by Dominique Vivant Denon. Published by Samuel Bagster, London 1807.
The full details of the composition of this plate are: 1. Calidji ou Canal qui conduit l’eau au Caire 2. L’Aqueduc qui conduit l’eau du Nil au Caire.
The first member of the French National Institute to visit Upper Egypt and report his discoveries was Denon.
The remarkable plates which illustrate this work, described in detail in the accompanying text, are of great importance to Egyptology as they illustrate for the first time many new discoveries.
Size: approx. 19in x 11.75in (49cm x 30cm)
Condition: Excellent condition but please inspect images for minor age-related marks or blemishes.
Excellent condition but please inspect images for minor age-related marks or blemishes.
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