1856 1ed HOLY LAND David Roberts EGYPT Cairo Tombs Mosques Nile River Aquaducts

1856 1^ed HOLY LAND David Roberts EGYPT Cairo Tombs Mosques Nile River Aquaducts

David Roberts, a 19^th-century British artist, made his claim to fame by his impressive work “The Holy Land”. Roberts began a missionary voyage to the Middle East in 1838 in which he traveled to Egypt, Israel, and other countries in the Holy Land where he illustrated iconic ruins, temples, and famous landscapes. These views became instantly popular throughout the English-speaking world in ‘The Holy Land’, each paired with a description of the location.

This sixth volume of Roberts’ “The Holy Land” contains 38 locations including:

• Egypt, Cairo
  • Streets of Cairo
  • Mosque of El Hakim
  • Alexandria
  • Bab Zuweyleh
  • Tombs of Caliphs
  • Bazaar of Coppersmiths
  • Mosque of Sultan Kaitbey
  • Holy Tree of Metereah
  • Citadel of Cairo
  • Aqueduct of the Nile
  • Simoom in the Desert
  • Views of the Nile

Item number: #21284

Price: $750

ROBERTS, David

The Holy Land: Syria, Idumen, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia

London: Day, 1856. First edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages;
  • 38 engravings and descriptions
• Language: French
• Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
  • Moroccan red leather
• Size: ~11.5in X 8.5in (29.5cm x 21cm)

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