2 Antique Prints-EGYPT-MOUNT SINAI-CHURCH-PLAN-VIEW-Pococke-1776

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Grondtekening des Kloosters en der Kerke des Bergs Sinai (?) – Set of 2 plates. These scarce original antique prints depict a plan and view of the church of Mount Sinai, Egypt.

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‘Grondtekening des Kloosters en der Kerke des Bergs Sinai (?)’

Etching / engraving on hand laid (verg?) paper.
Sheet size: 22,5 x 25,2 cm. (8,9 x 9,9 inch). Image size: 18,5 x 22,5 cm. (7,3 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-MOUNT SINAI-CHURCH-PLAN-VIEW

PCOM-A11-13

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Dimensions 25 × 22 × 1 cm

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