The minaret of the mosque El Rhamree / David Roberts, R.A. – Historic Print
![The minaret of the mosque El Rhamree / David Roberts, R.A., [published between 1846 and 1849] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/3f/3fa3357ad64c-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: The minaret of the mosque El Rhamree / David Roberts, R.A., preserved in this antique lithograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The minaret of the mosque El Rhamree / David Roberts, R.A.
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The minaret of the mosque El Rhamree stands alone in this plate, its tall, tapering shaft set against open sky rather than crowded by surrounding buildings. David Roberts sketched Egyptian monuments during his tour of the country in 1838 and 1839, recording their stonework and sunlight with a painter's attention. Louis Haghe then translated the drawing into a color lithograph for the third volume of *Egypt & Nubia*, published in London by F.G. Moon between 1846 and 1849. Plates like this one gave Victorian readers a vivid picture of Egypt's architecture long before most of them could travel there.
| 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, p. 13. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,159 × 1,473 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218014 |
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