General view of the island of Philae Nubia Nov 18th 1838 / David Roberts, R.A. – Vintage Photo Print
![General view of the island of Philae Nubia Nov 18th 1838 / David Roberts, R.A., [published between 1846 and 1849] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/c7/c771b76fe9c7-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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General view of the island of Philae Nubia Nov 18th 1838 / David Roberts, R.A.
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Philae, the island of temples dedicated to the goddess Isis, is the subject of this view, which David Roberts sketched on November 18, 1838, during his travels in Egypt and Nubia. Louis Haghe turned the drawing into a color lithograph for *Egypt & Nubia*, issued in parts in London by F.G. Moon between 1846 and 1849. Views like this helped shape the romantic image of ancient Egypt for European and American audiences. Later dam works submerged much of the island, and its temples were moved to nearby Agilkia Island in the 1970s.
| 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. 26. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,465 × 1,161 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217941 |
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