Antique Print-EGYPT-TEMPLE-PHILAE-KOM OMBO-PLAN-Pococke-1776

Antique Print-EGYPT-TEMPLE-PHILAE-KOM OMBO-PLAN-Pococke-1776

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€40.00

Gezigt en Platte-Grond van eenige Tempels te Ombos en Philae (?) – This scarce original antique print depicts views and a plan of some Temples in Kom Ombo and on the island of Philae, Egypt.

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‘Gezigt en Platte-Grond van eenige Tempels te Ombos en Philae (?)’

Etching / engraving on hand laid (verg?) paper.
Sheet size: 20 x 27,5 cm. (7,9 x 10,8 inch). Image size: 16,2 x 22,5 cm. (6,4 x 8,9 inch).

From: ‘Beschryving van het Oosten, en van eenige andere landen’ by Richard Pococke, Dutch edition published 1776.

Made by an anonymous engraver after ‘Richard Pococke’. The author of this work is Richard Pococke (1704 – 1765), an English prelate and anthropologist. He was the Bishop of Ossory (1756?65) and Meath (1765), both dioceses of the Church of Ireland. However, he is best known for his travel writings and diary.

Condition: Very good, given age. Original folds as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: EGYPT-TEMPLE-PHILAE-KOM OMBO-PLAN

PCOM-A11-12

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Dimensions 27 × 20 × 1 cm

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