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DAVID ROBERTS (1796-1864)
Travels in Egypt & the Holy Land - page 2 of 8





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List 60 - Summer 2004
David Roberts (1797-1864)
Egypt, Nubia & the Holy Land
A Complete Catalog of the
First Edition Lithographs.

There are 8 web pages of prints by David Roberts.
Please choose a selection of prints to view from the lists below:

EGYPT AND NUBIA
Alexandria to Cairo
Gizeh, Dendera, Karnak
Luxor & Valley of the Kings to Kom Ombu
Philae to Aboo Simbel, Maps & Portraits

THE HOLY LAND
Cairo to Mt.Sinai to Petra
Hebron to Jaffa to Jerusalem
Outside of Jerusalem & North to Nazareth
Cana to Acre, Lebanon, Baalbec

Please Note: Prices and availability subject to change on all prints.

41. Pyramids of Geez

Full folio.
Image: 13 3/8” x 21.
Original lithographic colors. One of the most
popular lithographs, showing the Great Sphinx
still unexcavated in 1838.

[EC 41]
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42. The Great Sphinx, Pyramids of Giz

Full folio.
Image: 13 3/16” x 20 15/16”.
Original lithographic colors with added hand coloring. An accurate depiction of the half-buried state of the Sphinx at the time of Robert’s visit.

[EC 42]
$2,700.

43. View on the Nile, - Ferry to Gizeh.

Full folio.
Image: 14” x 19 7/8”.
Original lithographic colors. A fine view of the
Gizeh ferry with the pyramids in the far distance.
Among the more intensely colored lithographs as printed.

[EC 43]
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44. The Great Sphinx,
Pyramids of Gizeh.

Half folio.
Image: 10 1/4” x 14 3/16”.
Original lithographic colors with modern hand coloring added. The most sought after, and hence the most expensive half folio lithograph from the series.

[EC 44]
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45. Pyramids of Geezeh, from the Nile.

Half folio.
Image: 9 7/8” x 13 13/16”
Original lithographic colors. A very popular image,
showing the pyramids in the distance.

[EC 45]
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46. View from Under the Portico
of the Temple of Dendera.


Full folio.
Image: 13 13/16” x 19 7/8”.
Original lithographic colors with added hand coloring. A key Egypt & Nubia image. The faces of the Goddess Hathor were obliterated by early Christians.

[ED 46]
$2,450.

47. Dendera (Dec. 7th, 183

Full folio.
Image: 12 7/8” x 19 1/4”.
Original lithographic colors with added hand
coloring. Another view of the Pronaos of the
temple, again showing the obliterated capitals.

[ED 47]
$2,250.

48. Slave Boat on the Nile - View Looking Towards the Pyramids of Dashour and Saccara.

Full folio.
Image: 13 15/16” x 20 1/16”.
Original lithographic colors. The ancient pyramids of Dashour and Saccara, much older than those of Gizeh, are shown in the distance.

[ED 48]
$1,150.

49. Minaret of the Principal
Mosque in Siout, Upper Egypt.

Half folio.
Image: 9 7/16” x13 7/16”.
Original lithographic colors.
Siout is now known as Asyut.

[ED 49]
$400.

50. Lateral View of the Temple
called Typhonaeum at Dendera.


Half folio.
Image: 10 1/8” x 13 11/16”.
Original lithographic colors. The temple is called the Typhonaeum after the figures of Typhon which frequently appear there. The main Dendera temple is in the background.

[ED 50]
$325.

51. Gateway at Dende

Half folio.
Image: 9 3/8” x 13 3/8”.
Original lithographic colors. Depicts the buried
eastern gate to the temple complex.

[ED 51]
$425.

52. Siout.

Half folio.
Image: 9 7/8” x 13 13/16”.
Original lithographic colors. The partly ruined minaret was in the city of Siout, now Asyut.

[ED 52]
$275.

53. Temple of Isis on the Roof of
the Great Temple of Dendera.

Half folio.
Image: 9 13/16” x 11 1/2”.
Original lithographic colors. This small temple
was built on the roof of the larger temple at
Dendera, a common practice.

[ED 53]
$350

54. Entrance to the Caves
of Beni Hassan.

Half folio.
Image: 9 13/16” x 11 1/2”.
Original lithographic colors. The Middle Kingdom tomb of Ammenemes, located at Beni Hassan.

[ED 54]
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55. Great Hall of Karnac, Thebes.

Full folio.
Image: 12 7/8” x 18 7/8”.
Original lithographic colors. A classic Roberts print of the Hall of Columns at Karnak, generally regarded as one of the key prints of the entire series.

[EE 55]
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56. Karnac [Nov. 29th, 1838 - Oblique view across the Hall of Columns].

Full folio.
Image: 12 15/16” x 19 1/8”.
Original lithographic colors with modern hand coloring added. One of the most sought after series of lithographs of the giant columns at Karnak.

[EE 56]
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57. Karnac. [11/27/1838 - Transverse view across
the Hall of Columns].

Full folio.
Image: 12 13/16” x 19”.
Original lithographic colors with modern hand coloring added. A spectacular view of the great hall of Karnac, generally thought of as one of the most desirable images of the entire series.

[EE 57]
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58. Karnac. [Dromos, or first
court of the Temple].

Full folio.
Image: 12 13/16” x 19 1/4”.
Original lithographic colors. A view of
the courtyard in front of the Hall of Columns,
showing fallen columns now restored.

[EE 58]
$1,450.

59. Ruins of Karnack.

Full folio.
Image: 13 7/8” x 20 1/8”.
Original lithographic colors. A view of the ancient reflecting pond with the Hall of Columns in the distance. One of the most highly colored images as printed.

[EE 59]
$1,750
RSE version also available: $2200.

60. Karnak. [General view to
Biban-al-Molook].

Image: 12 7/8” x 19 1/4”.
Original lithographic colors. A panoramic view
of the huge Karnak complex, showing the
remains of what had been a ceremonial lake.

[EE 60]
$1,300.

61. Title Vignette: Great Gateway
to the Temple of Karnak.

Full folio.
Image: 12 7/16” x 18 11/16”.
Original lithographic colors. One of the three title vignettes from the Egypt and Nubia Volumes.

[EE 61]
$500.

62. Part of the Hall of Columns
at Karnak, Seen from Without.

Half folio.
Image: 9 15/16” x 14”.
Original lithographic colors. The only Karnak half folio. The tilted columns appear in several of the lithographs, but have since been straightened.

[EE 62]
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for price and availability

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