The hypaethral Temple at Philae called the bed of Pharoah / David Roberts, R.A. – Antique Wall Art
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(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 hypaethral Temple at Philae called the bed of Pharoah / 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 hypaethral Temple at Philae called the bed of Pharoah / David Roberts, R.A.
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Roberts gave this view of the island temple at Philae the name "bed of Pharaoh," a reference to the open-roofed structure that stands out among its ruins. He sketched the site during his tour of Egypt and Nubia in 1838 and 1839, and Louis Haghe transferred the drawing to stone for the color plates that F.G. Moon published in London between 1846 and 1849. Dedicated to the goddess Isis, Philae was a favorite stop for nineteenth-century travelers, and its temples were later moved to Agilkia Island in the 1970s to keep them above rising water from the Aswan 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. 22. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,473 × 1,181 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217951 |
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