Antique prints with no reserve
Lot 7691:
Grand Temple, Kom Ombo - Desc. de l'Egypte 1820-29
This rare coloured engraving is Plate 40 from Antiquities Volume 1 of Description de l’Egypte, ou Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont ete faites en Egypte pendant l’expedition de l’armee Francaise. Second edition, published in Paris by Charles L. F. Panckoucke 1820-29.
Translation of title – Description of Egypt, or the collection of observations and research which was made in Egypt during the expedition of the French army. Description de l’Egypte was a series of publications, appearing first in 1809 and continuing until the final volume appeared in 1829, which offered a comprehensive scientific description of ancient and modern Egypt as well as its natural history.
It is the collaborative work of about 160 civilian scholars and scientists, known popularly as the savants, who accompanied Napoleon’s expedition to Egypt in 1798 to 1801 as part of the French Revolutionary Wars, as well as 2,000 artists and technicians, including 400 engravers, who would later compile it into a full work.
Size: approx 26in x 20.5in (67cm x 52cm)
Condition: Considerable spotting and blind stamp in top right hand corner – please inspect images closely as they are very accurate.
Considerable spotting and blind stamp in top right hand corner - please inspect images closely as they are very accurate.
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