Lot 10501: Le Canal et Aqueduc by Vivant Denon 1807
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 report:
Very good - please inspect images carefully for any age related marks
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