Temple of Wady Kardassy in Nubia / David Roberts, R.A. – Historic Print
![Temple of Wady Kardassy in Nubia / David Roberts, R.A., [published between 1846 and 1849] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/5d/5db27c1ef900-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: Temple of Wady Kardassy in Nubia / 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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Temple of Wady Kardassy in Nubia / David Roberts, R.A.
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Roberts drew this temple at Wady Kardassy, a small ancient sanctuary in Lower Nubia, south of Aswan, where the stone rises above the desert sand. Roberts, a Scottish painter, made his Egyptian and Nubian sketches during his travels in 1838 and 1839, and Louis Haghe turned them into color lithographs. Published by F.G. Moon in London in parts from 1846 to 1849, the series helped European readers see monuments that few had visited in person. The temple's remote setting, far up the Nile from the more famous ruins, is part of what makes this view worth a closer look.
| 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. 1, pt. 25. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,458 × 1,160 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217926 |
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