Front elevation of the Great Temple of Aboosimble Nubia / David Roberts, R.A. – Vintage Wall Art
![Front elevation of the Great Temple of Aboosimble Nubia / David Roberts, R.A., [published between 1846 and 1849] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/98/98e6ebe853e0-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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This rare antique lithograph captures Front elevation of the Great Temple of Aboosimble Nubia / David Roberts, R.A. in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Front elevation of the Great Temple of Aboosimble Nubia / David Roberts, R.A.
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Roberts drew this front elevation of the Great Temple at Abu Simbel in Nubia, the rock-cut sanctuary whose four colossal seated figures of Ramesses II gaze out over the Nile. The lithograph was prepared by Louis Haghe for *Egypt & Nubia*, published in London between 1846 and 1849, and it works as a frontispiece to the second volume. Roberts had toured Egypt and Nubia in 1838 and 1839, and the faithful scale of his drawings helped European readers grasp the monuments' size. The temple was buried in sand for centuries until its rediscovery in the early 19th century. It was later relocated in the 1960s to protect it from the rising waters of Lake Nasser.
| Created / published | [published between 1846 and 1849] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Book illustrations 1840-1850.Lithographs Color 1840-1850. |
| Notes | Text on verso of last leaf; frontispiece. 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. 1. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,461 × 1,169 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217975 |
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