Approach to the fortress of Ibrim Nubia / David Roberts, R.A. – Vintage Wall Art
![Approach to the fortress of Ibrim Nubia / David Roberts, R.A., [published between 1846 and 1849] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/27/27a6d762d78c-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Approach to the fortress of Ibrim Nubia / David Roberts, R.A., preserved in this antique lithograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Approach to the fortress of Ibrim Nubia / David Roberts, R.A.
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Ibrim, the fortress town that gives this view its title, sits on a rocky height above the Nile in Lower Nubia, and Roberts drew it as travelers approached by river. The print comes from *Egypt & Nubia*, the large lithographic series based on the sketches Roberts made during his tour of the region in 1838 and 1839. Louis Haghe transferred those drawings to stone, and the color plates were issued in parts by F. G. Moon in London between 1846 and 1849. The series helped shape how European readers pictured the ancient and medieval monuments of the Nile valley, and it remains a useful record of sites that later changed greatly under the rising waters of the Aswan High Dam.
| Created / published | [published between 1846 and 1849] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Book illustrations 1840-1850.Lithographs Color 1840-1850. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Egypt & Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1846-1849, v. 2, pt. 6. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,454 × 1,164 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217947 |
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