EGYPT ISLAND OF PHILAE LOOKING DOWN THE NILE

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This superb Half plate .lithograph (lithowork by Louis Haghe) is one of the better half plates showing the superb Philae complex before it was mloved during the construction of the Aswan high dam.

From David Roberts Egypt and the Holy Land .. one of the most important and elaborate ventures of nineteenth century publishing.

Hand coloured lithographic plate.

Excellent condition.

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code : P1670

Cartographer : David Roberts

Date : 1848 London

Size : 26*35 cms ..43*61 cms sheet

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