Philae / David Roberts, R.A. – Antique Print
![Philae / David Roberts, R.A., [published between 1846 and 1849] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/d3/d3dae93860bf-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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Step back in time with Philae / David Roberts, R.A., an antique lithograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Philae / David Roberts, R.A.
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Philae, the island temple complex on the Nile near the first cataract, is the subject here, drawn by David Roberts on his 1838 to 1839 journey through Egypt and Nubia. The lithograph was printed by Louis Haghe and published in the second volume of *Egypt & Nubia* by F.G. Moon in London, appearing in parts between 1846 and 1849. Roberts's sketches made the temples of the Nile widely known to European readers, and his color plates helped shape how the British public pictured ancient Egypt. Haghe's stone printing preserves the warm tones and crumbling stonework that drew so many viewers to the series.
| 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. 43. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,453 × 1,169 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217960 |
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