One of the tombs of the khalifs Cairo / David Roberts, R.A. – Historic Print
![One of the tombs of the khalifs Cairo / David Roberts, R.A., [published between 1846 and 1849] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/3a/3a812ee1357f-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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One of the tombs of the khalifs Cairo / David Roberts, R.A.
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This print shows one of the domed tombs in the great cemetery north of Cairo, often called the City of the Dead, that the record identifies as a tomb of the khalifs. David Roberts sketched Cairo during his visit to Egypt in 1838 and 1839, and Louis Haghe turned those drawings into color lithographs for *Egypt & Nubia*, published in London between 1846 and 1849. The cemetery's mausoleums, built mostly under the Mamluk sultans from the 13th to 16th centuries, are known for their carved stone, arched portals, and geometric ornament. Roberts's views helped European readers picture these monuments at a time when few had seen them firsthand.
| 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. 3, pt 9. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,454 × 1,177 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218011 |
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