Egypt and Tunis by Chatelain 3 engravings
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EGYPT AND TUNIS (3). CHATELAIN, HENRY. 3 engravings, ca 1720: Vue de la Ville du Grand Caire, et de ses Environs. C. 370x430 mm. (Showing Cairo and the Nile river).
Vue de Tunis d´Alger &c de Gigeri avec Quelques Particularitez Curieuses Touchant les Moeurs. C. 369x432 mm. (3 views of Algiers, ships in battle, funeral scene and the execution of criminals. Along the bottom are views of the bays and towns of Gigery, Tripoli and Tunis. Flanking the central French text, six more vignettes focus on the inhabitants and their customs.)
Description de la Ville d´Alexandrie et des Antiquites Remarquables qu´on y voit. C. 380x480 mm.
(View of the Egyptian port city of Alexandria accompanied by detailed views of the ruins of Cleopatra´s palace, the Obelisk of Alexandria, and "the interior construction of towers.").
From Chatelain´s Atlas Historique, published in 7 volumes.
All framed.
Konditionsrapport
Some folds, some browning, later colour
Auktionsnummer:
514425
Datum:
2018-01-27