Lot 7671: DV Denon - Views of Port Boulaq, Cairo 1807
Denon
This is plate 99 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. Vue du Port de Boulac 2. Batten il laqarah ou le ventre de la Vache.
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.
Condition report:
Excellent condition but please inspect images for minor age-related marks or blemishes.
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