View of the Portico of the Temple of Hathor, Dendera.

Charles Louis Fleury Panckoucke. Denderah ( Tentyris): "Vue Perspective de la Façade du Portique du Grand Temple" Paris Impremerie de C.L.F.Pancoucke 1820-1829
Copper engraved double page view of the portico and façade of the Temple of Hathor, Dendera from volume IV of the "Antiquities "of the "Description de l'Egypte," 2nd Edition; black & white, as issued; verso blank. Blind stamp of the publisher Panckoucke to margin.
The impressive plate shows the façade of the main Temple of Hathor, Dendera, historically called the Temple of Tentyra; built no later than the late Ptolemaic period. The temple, dedicated to Hathor, is one of the best preserved temples in all Egypt. Good dark impression; some spotting mainly to margins, a few to image.
Brunet:II, 617; Blackmer/Navari: 476 [1st edition] 614 by 960mm (24¼ by 37¾ inches).    €2000

View of the Sphinx and Pyramids of Giza, at sunset.

Charles Louis Fleury Panckoucke. Pyramides de Memphis: "Vue Générale des Pyramides, prise du Sud-Est.." Paris Impremerie de C.L.F.Pancoucke 1820-1829
Copper engraved double page view of the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx from volume IV of the "Antiquities "of the "Description de l'Egypte," 2nd Edition; black & white, as issued; verso blank. Blind stamp of the publisher Panckoucke to margin.
The impressive plate [ plate 7]shows the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx. Good dark impression; some light spotting mainly to margins, a few within plate.
Brunet:II, 617; Blackmer/Navari: 476 [1st edition] 505 by 905mm (20 by 35¾ inches).    €1500

View of the Sphinx and Pyramids of Giza, at sunset.

Charles Louis Fleury Panckoucke. Pyramides de Memphis: "Vue Générale des Pyramides et du Sphinx. prise au soleil couchant." Paris Impremerie de C.L.F.Pancoucke 1820-1829
Copper engraved double page view of the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx from volume IV of the "Antiquities "of the "Description de l'Egypte," 2nd Edition; black & white, as issued; verso blank. Blind stamp of the publisher Panckoucke to margin.
The impressive plate [plate 8] shows the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx, at sunset, with various figures standing upon the head of the Sphinx taking measurements. Good dark impression; some minor light spotting mainly to margins, light foxing in places within the plate.
Brunet:II, 617; Blackmer/Navari: 476 [1st edition] 515 by 935mm (20¼ by 36¾ inches).    €1500

Turcicum Imperium.

Covens, Jean & Mortier, Corneille. Tabula Nova Imperii Turcarum, Arabum et Persarum. Carte de la Turquie, de l'Arabie et de la Perse.

Amsterdam. Covens et Mortier c1741
Copper engraved map of Turkey, Arabia and Persia from Covens & Mortier's " Nieuwe Atlas, Inhoudennde vier Gedeeltens der Waereld.. " Original full wash colour; verso blank.
Black and white strap work title cartouche [as issued].
The map after Guillaume De l'Isle shows the Turkish Empire, Arabia and Persia, with the surrounding countries. Dark impression; bright full wash colour; printed on heavy paper, light dampstain to upper corners; old red crayon numbers to verso.
Koeman I: C&M 8:85, [C&M 10] 498 by 577mm (19½ by 22¾ inches).    €500

Persia

Covens, Jean & Mortier, Corneille. Nova et Accurata Imperii Persici delineato. Ad usum Serenissimi Burgundiæ Ducis. Carte de Perse.

Amsterdam. Covens et Mortier c1741
Copper engraved map of Persia from Covens & Mortier's " Nieuwe Atlas, Inhoudennde vier Gedeeltens der Waereld.. " Original full wash colour; verso blank.
Black and white strap work title cartouche [as issued].
The map after Guillaume De l'Isle shows the Persian Empire. Dark impression; bright full wash colour; printed on heavy paper; old red crayon numbers to verso.
Koeman I: C&M 8:9, [C&M 10] 510 by 618mm (20 by 24¼ inches).    €400

Egypt.

Dapper, Olfert. Egypt. "Nova Ægypt Tabula" Amsterdam Wolfgangh, Waesbergen, Boom. Someren en Goethals 1686
Copper engraved double page map of Egypt, from Olfert Dapper's "Description de l'Afrique," the first edition in French; black and white, verso blank.
The map is oriented with north to the left, showing the course of the Nile , with the Red Sea and Arabia in the upper part of the plate. Along the Nile various large crocodiles roam; Dapper also indicates the Pyramids.
Decorative title cartouche and scale. Dark impression; light toning; offsetting and occasional spotting; old ink number to upper margin; smudge to lower blank margin; crease to right half.
Mendelssohn I, p.413. Cox I, p. 361; Gay 219. 287 by 358mm (11¼ by 14 inches).    €200

Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel

Dapper, Olfert. Jaffa "Jaffa vulgo Joppen..." Amsterdam Jacob Meurs 1677
Copper engraved view of Jaffa from Olfert Dapper's " Asia...Naukeurige beschryving van gantsch Syrie, en Palestyn of Heilige Lant." Double page; black & white ; verso blank.
The view looks at the city from the sea; large ship firing a broadside in the foreground. Good impression; folded to fit binding; lower margin short [approx 5mm].
301 by 364mm (11¾ by 14¼ inches).    €350

Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel

Dapper, Olfert. Jaffa "Jaffa vulgo Joppen..." Amsterdam Jacob Meurs 1677
Copper engraved view of Jaffa from Olfert Dapper's " Asia...Naukeurige beschryving van gantsch Syrie, en Palestyn of Heilige Lant." Double page; black & white ; verso blank.
The view looks at the city from the sea; large ship firing a broadside in the foreground. Dark impression; lightly toned; margins trimmed close just touching image at top.
301 by 364mm (11¾ by 14¼ inches).    €300

Egypt

Dapper, Olfert. Egypt. "Nova Ægypti tabula." Amsterdam Jacob Meurs 1668
Copper engraved map of Egypt from Olfert Dapper's " Naukeurige Beschrijvinge der Afrikaensche Gewesten". Black & white ; verso blank
The map is oriented with north to the left, showing the course of the Nile , with the Red Sea and Arabia in the upper part of the plate. Along the Nile various large crocdiles roam; Dapper also indicates the Pyramids.
Decorative title cartouche and scale. Dark impression; toned; left and right margins extremely close.
290 by 365mm (11½ by 14¼ inches).    €200

The Streets of Cairo: Daily life in a street near the Báb El-Khark.

Hay, Robert. lithographed by J.C.Bourne after Hay, O.B.Carter & C.Laver A street near the Báb El-KharkCairo. "A Street in Cairo near the Báb El- KHARK." On stone by J.C. Bourne from a Drawing by O.B.Carter Archt. Printed by C. Hullmandel. London Tilt and Bogue 1840
Tinted lithograph of a street near the Báb El- KHARK Cairo from Robert Hay's "Illustrations of Cairo..."
The view shows a merchant in the foreground conducting business whilst seated on the mastaba in front of his shop with a group of veiled ladies upon donkeys led by a harem attendant. Hay comments that " since these drawings were made the mastabas have in many parts been pulled down."
The plates of the streets within Cairo are often the only records of the city at that time, as many of the buildings were demolished in the succeeding years.
Robert Hay much less famous than his fellow countryman and contemporary David Roberts nevertheless made the greater contribution to Egyptian Archaeology with his two expeditions of 1824-8 & 1829-34. Bright and clean; lithographers pinholes to corners of image, as usual.
Abbey Travel I 270; Blackmer 794; Gay 2497; Ibrahim-Hilmy I, p 292 370 by 277mm (14½ by 11 inches).    €400