Egypt

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Silk Bazaar.
Panorama of the ancient Acropolis: Showing ‘Pompey’s Pillar’, a memorial to Diocletian misnamed during the Crusades.
Ruins of the Temple dedicated to Isis and Serapis.
View of the Temple of Horace.
Double Panorama of the City: Contemporary view before the considerable expansion and development of the 19th century.
Sphynx with Pyramids in the background.
Bird’s eye view of the Principal Square.
Obelisk of On: On the site of the ancient city of Heliopolis.
Cairo: Panorama from the environs.
Edfu (Apollinopolis Magna): View from within the temple portico. After Vivant Denon, engraved by John Pass.
Pyramids and Sphynx: Showing the Nile valley, Giza and two sphinxes, both with intact noses. After Ollfert Dapper’s view of 1665 based on Jesuit descriptions.
Temple of Luxor: View from the south. Imperial edition of the Description de L’Egypte which recorded the highly influential Napoleonic expedition.
Bird’s eye view from Pharos Island and the fort of Qaitbay towards the lake of Mariout. Within days of this view being drawn, British forces seized the city, remaining until 1956.
Mosque of El Guyooshee near Cairo.
Memnomium: Ruins of the Memnomium,Temple of Ramses II (Lesotris) during a Storm.
View of the city at the junction of the Blue and White Nile.
View of the Great Pyramids from the Nile.
Tel El Kebir: Bird’s Eye with key of General Wolseley’s victory over the Arabi Pasha’s Egyptian forces.
Mourad Palace: Mamluks exercising in the Square. Murad Bey effectively ruled Egypt jointly with Ibrahim Bey in the late 18th century.
Colossi of Memnon and a distant view of Medinah Habou.
Cleopatra’s Needle.
Temple of Dandour.
Quay of Suez.
View from the west of the central temple ruins.
Sphynx and Pyramids of Khufu, Kharfre, Menkuare and one of the pyramids of the Queens.
Valley of the Kings: Approach to Tombs of the Pharaohs.
Tombs of the Caliphs.
Holy Tree of Metereah.
Entrance to the Palace of Luxor: Imperial edition of the Description de l’Egypte which recorded the highly influential Napoleonic expedition.
View of the city mosques from a distance.
Great pyramid Cheops, second pyramid Cephren and the Sphynx.
Alexandria: Panorama of the City and Port with key in Dutch and French After the 1665 view by Arnoldus Montanus.
Panorama of the City: Four views in and around the city with descriptive text in French.
Abyssinian Slaves at Korti.
Four Views: The Fort, The Palace, Looking down the Nile, and Looking up the Nile.
Double Panorama of the port with the minaret of Amr Ibn Al-Aas and the Nile towards the east of the city.
Ras-et-Teen: View of yachts in the Eastern Harbour with the palace of Ras-et-Teen in the background.
View of the entrance to Wady Dabod Temple.
View of the Nile from the Grand Pyramid.
Nile River from Cairo to Khartoum: Showing the route from Cairo of the expedition led by Gen. Wolseley to relieve Gen. Gordon at Khartoum.
Temple on Gebel Garabe called Surabit el Khadi.
Saladin Citadel: View of the fortifications built on Mokkattm Hill in the 12th Century to protect the city from crusaders.
Colossi of Memnon: Erected in c1350 BC, the northern statue depicts Amenhotep III with his mother Mutemwia and the southern, the pharaoh with his wife Tiy.
Grand Cairo: Panoramic view with Muhhamad Ali Pasha mosque in foreground.
Pyramids and a Camel Caravan. After F Wright.
View of the Suez Canal.
Temple of Wady Saboua.
Mosque of Tooloon.
View from the northwest of the temple complex and the Nile.
Alexandria: Panorama of the city with vignettes of Cleopatra’s Palace, Alexander’s obelisque and the tower interior with text in French.
View at the half-way point of the newly opened Suez Canal linking Eastern Asia and Europe.
Temple of Memnon: View of the temple and ruins at Thebes. With quote “The Idols of Egypt shall be moved”
A depiction of an Ancient Egyptian planisphere from the ceiling of the Temple of Hathor at Dendera, renowned as the only complete map of the ancient sky”.
Temple of Wady Kardassy.
Sphynx, Obelisk, and Pyramids.
Approach to the Temple of Wady Saboua.
Tombs of the Caliphs: Mosque of Ayed Bey in the Tombs of the Caliphs.
View of the port from the River Nile.
Bab al-Kalabsha: Portico of the Temple of Kalabshi, the lesser sun god Mandulis. Built in 30 BC but never completed, the temple was moved to Lake Nasser after the building of the Aswan dam.
View towards the harbour.
Nubian Inhabitants at the Temple.
Temple of Hathor known as Serabit el-Khadim.
Temple of Tafa.
Grand entrance to Luxor: After Vivant Denon, engraved by John Pass.
View of ruins with the column of Tarhaqa.
Dendera: Lateral view of the Temple of Typhonoeum.
Nile: First and Second Cataracts. Eight views between the two cataracts of the Nile.
Nilometer on the Island of Rhoda. Nilometers, or al-Miqyas, were used to measure the levels of the Nile.
View of the Pyramids, Sphinx and the Nile.
Erment, Ancient Hermontis, Upper Egypt: View of the temple ruins orginally dedicated to the war-god Montu.
Temple of Dakke.
Portraits: Mamaluke cavalryman with infantry soldier and Bedouin Arab soldier.
View of the Island of Graia in the Gulf of Akaba.
View from the Citadel.
General view with Desert Encampment in the foreground.
Sphinx (Abu al Haul): With the Pyramids of Cheops (Khufu) and Chephren (Khafre): Drawn from life during Hildebrandt’s ’round-the-world’ voyage.
Tombs of the Caliphs.
Panorama of the City: Four views in and around the city with descriptive text in French.
Ras Mohammed: Double panorama of the inlet on the Red Sea. From the west and from Cherm El Bir.
Kalabshee Formerly Talmis: View of the Temple built by Amenhotep II c1450 BC and relocated to New Kalabasha Island.
Medinet Abou (Habu): Mortuary temple of Ramesses III. Interior of the ruins.
Alexandria from Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi Mosque.
Statues of Memnon on the Plain of Goorna.
Ruins of the Temple of Medamout near Thebes.
Alexandria Harbour: Panoramic view showing the principal collonaded avenue towards Pharos Island and the old port on the left, the Great Harbou, the Temple of Neptune and Timonium of Alexander on the right.
Scene on the Quay of Suez.
Scene with Crocodiles: Near Wady Dabod.
View of the city and it’s port of feluccas from across the Nile.
Temple of Isis on the Roof of the Great Temple of Dendera.
Island of Er-Rhodah: Southern part of the Island with Masr El-Ateekah.
View along the harbour.
View of Principle Square and the Governor of Egypt’s residence.
View of the entrance to Wady Dabod Temple.
Ras-et-Teen: View from the Eastern Harbour of Alexandria, looking at the palace.
Street scene in Cario with view of the Al-Azhar Mosque.
Panorama of the city looking towards the Sea.
Panorama towards the sea.
Four views of pyramids and the Sphinx. With a description in French of design and history.
Aqueduct of the Nile from Rhoda.
Slave Boat on the Nile: View looking towards the Pyramids of Dashour and Saccara.
Karnac: Oblique view through the Hypostyle Hall. The reliefs on the columns detail the reigns and battles of Seti I and Ramesses II.
Temple of Isis on the Nile.
Kasr Esh-Shema Gateway: Roman fortress of Babylon or Kasr-esh Shema, ‘Castle of the Beacon’.
Luxor (Thebes): Southwest ruins on the Nile.
View of the north east ruins of the temple and Pylon of Ramses II.
Tombs of the Mamlooks.
View of the flooded Nile banks with the Colossi of Memnon in the background.
Teaching the Trooper to Play Polo. Scene showing the match in full flight.
View of the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Nile floodplain.
View from the River Nile to the settlement of Assouan.
Depiction of the Ancient Egyptian Zodiac from the ceiling of the Temple of Dendera, renowned for being the only complete map of an ancient sky.
Approach of the Simoon: The Great Sphynx with the infamous, hot cyclonic wind twisting up before the darkening sun. The most dramatic scene in the series. RARE subscribers’ edition.
Memnomium: Ruins of the Memnomium,Temple of Ramses II (Lesotris) during a Storm.
Holy Tree of Metereah.
Approach of the Simoon: The Great Sphynx with the infamous, hot cyclonic wind twisting up before the darkening sun. The most dramatic scene in the series. RARE subscribers’ edition.
Medinet Abou (Habu): Mortuary temple of Ramesses III. Interior of the ruins.
Island of Er-Rhodah: Southern part of the Island with Masr El-Ateekah.
View of the flooded Nile banks with the Colossi of Memnon in the background.
Double Panorama of the City: Contemporary view before the considerable expansion and development of the 19th century.
Double Panorama of the port with the minaret of Amr Ibn Al-Aas and the Nile towards the east of the city.
Bird’s eye view from Pharos Island and the fort of Qaitbay towards the lake of Mariout. Within days of this view being drawn, British forces seized the city, remaining until 1956.
Alexandria: Panorama of the city with vignettes of Cleopatra’s Palace, Alexander’s obelisque and the tower interior with text in French.
Bird’s eye view of the Principal Square.
Entrance to the Palace of Luxor: Imperial edition of the Description de l’Egypte which recorded the highly influential Napoleonic expedition.
Tombs of the Caliphs: Mosque of Ayed Bey in the Tombs of the Caliphs.
Street scene in Cario with view of the Al-Azhar Mosque.
Mosque of Tooloon.
Alexandria: Panorama of the City and Port with key in Dutch and French After the 1665 view by Arnoldus Montanus.
View of the Pyramids, Sphinx and the Nile.
Mourad Palace: Mamluks exercising in the Square. Murad Bey effectively ruled Egypt jointly with Ibrahim Bey in the late 18th century.
Ras-et-Teen: View of yachts in the Eastern Harbour with the palace of Ras-et-Teen in the background.
View of the Suez Canal.
Four views of pyramids and the Sphinx. With a description in French of design and history.
Nile: First and Second Cataracts. Eight views between the two cataracts of the Nile.
Pyramids and a Camel Caravan. After F Wright.
View of the port from the River Nile.
Edfu (Apollinopolis Magna): View from within the temple portico. After Vivant Denon, engraved by John Pass.
Four Views: The Fort, The Palace, Looking down the Nile, and Looking up the Nile.
Ras Mohammed: Double panorama of the inlet on the Red Sea. From the west and from Cherm El Bir.
Sphynx and Pyramids of Khufu, Kharfre, Menkuare and one of the pyramids of the Queens.
Grand Cairo: Panoramic view with Muhhamad Ali Pasha mosque in foreground.
View of the north east ruins of the temple and Pylon of Ramses II.
Temple of Isis on the Nile.
View of the city and it’s port of feluccas from across the Nile.
Depiction of the Ancient Egyptian Zodiac from the ceiling of the Temple of Dendera, renowned for being the only complete map of an ancient sky.
Tombs of the Caliphs.
Grand entrance to Luxor: After Vivant Denon, engraved by John Pass.
Alexandria from Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi Mosque.
Nile River from Cairo to Khartoum: Showing the route from Cairo of the expedition led by Gen. Wolseley to relieve Gen. Gordon at Khartoum.
Temple of Tafa.
Tombs of the Caliphs.
Temple of Memnon: View of the temple and ruins at Thebes. With quote “The Idols of Egypt shall be moved”
Temple of Dandour.
Colossi of Memnon and a distant view of Medinah Habou.
View at the half-way point of the newly opened Suez Canal linking Eastern Asia and Europe.
Scene with Crocodiles: Near Wady Dabod.
Sphinx (Abu al Haul): With the Pyramids of Cheops (Khufu) and Chephren (Khafre): Drawn from life during Hildebrandt’s ’round-the-world’ voyage.
Saladin Citadel: View of the fortifications built on Mokkattm Hill in the 12th Century to protect the city from crusaders.
General view with Desert Encampment in the foreground.
Obelisk of On: On the site of the ancient city of Heliopolis.
Temple of Wady Kardassy.
Aqueduct of the Nile from Rhoda.
Temple of Hathor known as Serabit el-Khadim.
Temple on Gebel Garabe called Surabit el Khadi.
Dendera: Lateral view of the Temple of Typhonoeum.
Panorama of the City: Four views in and around the city with descriptive text in French.
Alexandria Harbour: Panoramic view showing the principal collonaded avenue towards Pharos Island and the old port on the left, the Great Harbou, the Temple of Neptune and Timonium of Alexander on the right.
View from the northwest of the temple complex and the Nile.
Silk Bazaar.
View of the entrance to Wady Dabod Temple.
Temple of Wady Saboua.
Quay of Suez.
View of the entrance to Wady Dabod Temple.
View towards the harbour.
Temple of Dakke.
Luxor (Thebes): Southwest ruins on the Nile.
View of the Nile from the Grand Pyramid.
Ruins of the Temple of Medamout near Thebes.
Approach to the Temple of Wady Saboua.
Colossi of Memnon: Erected in c1350 BC, the northern statue depicts Amenhotep III with his mother Mutemwia and the southern, the pharaoh with his wife Tiy.
Portraits: Mamaluke cavalryman with infantry soldier and Bedouin Arab soldier.
Nubian Inhabitants at the Temple.
Sphynx, Obelisk, and Pyramids.
Mosque of El Guyooshee near Cairo.
Abyssinian Slaves at Korti.
Erment, Ancient Hermontis, Upper Egypt: View of the temple ruins orginally dedicated to the war-god Montu.
Tel El Kebir: Bird’s Eye with key of General Wolseley’s victory over the Arabi Pasha’s Egyptian forces.
Ruins of the Temple dedicated to Isis and Serapis.
Panorama of the ancient Acropolis: Showing ‘Pompey’s Pillar’, a memorial to Diocletian misnamed during the Crusades.
View along the harbour.
Great pyramid Cheops, second pyramid Cephren and the Sphynx.
Kalabshee Formerly Talmis: View of the Temple built by Amenhotep II c1450 BC and relocated to New Kalabasha Island.
Pyramids and Sphynx: Showing the Nile valley, Giza and two sphinxes, both with intact noses. After Ollfert Dapper’s view of 1665 based on Jesuit descriptions.
Cairo: Panorama from the environs.
Valley of the Kings: Approach to Tombs of the Pharaohs.
View of the city at the junction of the Blue and White Nile.
Temple of Isis on the Roof of the Great Temple of Dendera.
View of the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Nile floodplain.
Scene on the Quay of Suez.
Karnac: Oblique view through the Hypostyle Hall. The reliefs on the columns detail the reigns and battles of Seti I and Ramesses II.
Statues of Memnon on the Plain of Goorna.
View of ruins with the column of Tarhaqa.
Temple of Luxor: View from the south. Imperial edition of the Description de L’Egypte which recorded the highly influential Napoleonic expedition.
Panorama of the City: Four views in and around the city with descriptive text in French.
Ras-et-Teen: View from the Eastern Harbour of Alexandria, looking at the palace.
Nilometer on the Island of Rhoda. Nilometers, or al-Miqyas, were used to measure the levels of the Nile.
Teaching the Trooper to Play Polo. Scene showing the match in full flight.
View from the west of the central temple ruins.
View of the Island of Graia in the Gulf of Akaba.
View of the Temple of Horace.
Panorama towards the sea.
Sphynx with Pyramids in the background.
View of the city mosques from a distance.
View of the Great Pyramids from the Nile.
View of Principle Square and the Governor of Egypt’s residence.
Slave Boat on the Nile: View looking towards the Pyramids of Dashour and Saccara.
View from the Citadel.
View from the River Nile to the settlement of Assouan.
Cleopatra’s Needle.
Bab al-Kalabsha: Portico of the Temple of Kalabshi, the lesser sun god Mandulis. Built in 30 BC but never completed, the temple was moved to Lake Nasser after the building of the Aswan dam.
Kasr Esh-Shema Gateway: Roman fortress of Babylon or Kasr-esh Shema, ‘Castle of the Beacon’.
A depiction of an Ancient Egyptian planisphere from the ceiling of the Temple of Hathor at Dendera, renowned as the only complete map of the ancient sky”.
Tombs of the Mamlooks.