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Description : Details: This lot consists of the antique engravings shown in the corresponding images. These hand-colored engravings are from Giovanni Battista Belzoni's Narrative of the Operations and Recent Discoveries Within the Pyramids, Temples, Tombs, and Excavations, in Egypt and Nubia (first published in 1822). The first leaf contains two images, Ruins of a Wall Near the Temple at Offedina, Nubia and Arabic Dance. The second piece is entitled Temple on the Road to Berenice on the Red Sea. Giovanni Battista Belzoni (5 November 1778 – 3 December 1823), sometimes known as The Great Belzoni, was a prolific Italian explorer and pioneer archaeologist of Egyptian antiquities. (Information courtesy of Wikipedia) These engravings are from the holdings of Archaeologia Books and Prints. Established in 1983, Archaeologia was known for providing scholarly books of quality on the archaeology of Ancient Egypt, the Near East, Greece & Rome, and the Pre-Columbian Americas. Several sessions from this fine inventory will be offered over the coming months. To inspect and acquire more detailed information about this lot, please attend our live preview before the auction. Condition / Notes: These engravings, each measuring approximately 22 1/2 x 18 3/4, are largely well preserved, with toning most significant at the edges. For lots which include only books, our shipping charge applies to any address within the fifty United States. For lots which are not books, the stated shipping cost in this listing will apply only to addresses within the continental 48 states. Within those parameters, the shipping cost for this lot will be: $9.50
Price: 37.50 USD It's free to register now to view!
Estimate (low-high) : 100 USD-250 USD It's free to register now to view!

About the lot N° 3139
Title : Antique Engravings
National Book Auctions, auctioneer, Freeville, US It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : Books, Art and Ephemera - Hogarth, Egypt, London, Maps, etc.
Sale date : 24 Jul 2016 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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