Tombs of the caliphs--Cairo / David Roberts, R.A. – Vintage Wall Art
![Tombs of the caliphs--Cairo / David Roberts, R.A., [published between 1846 and 1849] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/ff/ff79e060b1d1-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 Tombs of the caliphs--Cairo / David Roberts, R.A. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Tombs of the caliphs--Cairo / David Roberts, R.A.
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The Tombs of the Caliphs lie in the desert edge northeast of Cairo, a necropolis of domed mausoleums and mosques built over several centuries of Islamic rule, many of them under the Mamluk sultans. David Roberts sketched the site during his journey through Egypt in 1838 and 1839, and Louis Haghe turned those drawings into this color lithograph for the third volume of *Egypt & Nubia*, published in London by F.G. Moon between 1846 and 1849. Roberts's lithographs were admired for their architectural accuracy and their warm, atmospheric light, and this view shows how the carved stone domes stood against the open desert.
| 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. 3, p. 11. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,470 × 1,177 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218002 |
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