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89. General View of Esouan and
the Island of Elephantine.
Full folio.
Image: 13 7/16” x 21 1/16.
Original lithographic colors. A view of the Nile at
Aswan, an area now under water as a result of
the construction of the Aswan High Dam.
[EH 89]
$1,200.
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90. Hadjar Silsilis.
Full folio.
Image: 13 7/16” x 21 1/16”.
Original lithographic colors. A famous and widely reproduced scene on the Nile, north of Kom Ombo. Highly colored as printed.
[EH 90]
$1,250.
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91. View Under the Grand Portico, Philae.
Full folio.
Image: 13 5/8” x 19 3/4.
Original lithographic colors with modern hand
coloring. It shows the original bright colors of
the temple columns and roof, now almost
entirely faded. This is considered a “Signature
Print” of the series.
[EI 91]
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92. The Hypaethral Temple of Philae, Called the Bed of Pharaoh.
Full folio.
Image: 13 5/8” x 19 3/8.
Original lithographic colors with modern hand colored highlights. A view of the unfinished temple in the Philae complex, “hypaethral” meaning “without a roof. One of the “top ten” of all Roberts lithographs.
[EI 92]
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94. Grand Portico of the
Temple of Philae, Nubia.
Full folio.
Image: 13 5/8” x 19 3/8”.
Original lithographic colors with modern hand
colored highlights. One of the top Roberts lithographs,
showing the beautiful coloring of the Philae temple,
sadly now almost entirely faded and lost.
[EI 94]
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95. Grand Approach to the
Temple of Philae, Nubia.
Full folio.
Image: 13 7/16” x 20 5/8”.
Original lithographic colors. The main courtyard of the Temple of Philae, with the Hypaethral Temple in the background.
[EI 95]
$1,700.
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96. Island of Philae, Looking
Down the Nile.
Half folio.
Image: 10” x 13 7/8”.
Original litho-graphic colors. The Philae temple as
seen from the south. The Philae complex was
dedicated to the worship of the goddess Isis, ruler
of the moon, agriculture and protector of marriage.
[EI 96]
$500.
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97. Part of the Ruins of a Temple
on the Island of Bigge, Nubia.
Half folio.
Image: 9 3/16” x 13 13/16”.
Original lithographic colors. The island of Bigge, adjacent to Philae, was the site of the tomb of Osiris. None but the priests from Philae were permitted to set foot on the island, and they observed total silence during their visits.
[EI 97]
$575 version with added hand coloring.
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98. The Island of Philae by Sunset.
Half folio.
Image: 9 15/16” x 13 13/16.
Original lithographic colors. This print has a strong
peach tone in the printed inks, unique in this series.
[EI 98]
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99. Portico of the Temple of Kalabshi.
Full folio.
Image: 13 3/4” x 20 1/16”.
Original lithographic colors, with modern hand coloring added. The temple of Kalabshi was one of the relatively few temples not significantly buried at the time of Roberts’ visit.
[EJ 99]
$1,500 version without hand coloring.
$1,600 version with added hand coloring.
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100. General View of Kalabshee,
formerly Talmis, Nubia.
Half folio.
Image: 10” x 13 7/8”.
Original lithographic colors. The temple of
Kalabshee is another of the sites now submerged
by the waters of Lake Nasser. From 1961-1963
the temple was dismantled and moved 25 miles
further south to New Kalabshee.
[EJ 100]
$325.
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101. Excavated Temple of Gyrshe, Nubia.
Half folio.
Image: 6 7/8” x 9 3/8”.
Original lithographic colors. A small but elegant image. Tragically, this temple could not be moved before the waters of Lake Nasser submerged the site, and it is now lost forever.
[EJ 101]
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102. Temple of Dandour, Nubia.
Half folio.
Image: 10 1/8” x 13 13/16”.
Original lithographic colors. An image of particularly
fine lithography. This temple was given by Egypt to
the United States as a gift for assistance in rescuing
the Nile monuments from Lake Nasser, and is now
reconstructed in a special room of the Metropolitan
Museum of Art in New York.
[EJ 102]
$475.
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103. Temple of Wady Dabod, Nubia.
Half folio.
Image: 9 7/8” x 13 7/8”.
Original lithographic colors. Another half folio with particularly fine lithography. This temple was given by Egypt to Spain for its help in rescuing the Nile monuments, and has been reconstructed in a park in Madrid.
[EJ 103]
$375.
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104. Scene on the Nile Near Wady Dabod,
with Crocodiles.
Half folio.
Image: 9 7/8” x 13 13/16”.
Original lithographic colors. Roberts was fascinated
with the crocodiles of the Nile, and this is the only
lithograph depicting them, posed against the setting sun.
[EJ 104]
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105. Appraoch to the Fortress
of Ibrim, Nubia.
Full folio.
Image: 13 1/16” x 19 1/8”.
Original lithographic colors. A depiction of Roberts’ boat, flying the Union Jack. The sketch for this drawing was made near Abu Simbal, at the furthest southern point of Roberts’ journey.
[EJ 105]
$1,200.
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106. Fortress of Ibrim, Nubia.
Half folio.
Image: 9 15/16” x 13 7/8”.
Original lithographic colors. This ancient fortress
stood guard over the traffic along the Nile. It was
entirely submerged by the waters of Lake Nasser,
giving some idea of the height to which these waters
rose behind the Aswan Dam.
[EJ 106]
$350.
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107. Temple of Wady Kardassy, Nubia.
Half folio.
Image: 9 13/16” x 13 11/16”.
Original lithographic colors. Roberts made two drawings of this small but elegant temple, of which this is the first. Yet another of the monuments dismantled and moved above the rising waters of Lake Nasser.
[EJ 107]
$350.
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108. Group of Nubians at Wady Kardassy.
Half folio.
Image: 10” x 13 7/8”.
Original lithographic colors. The only lithograph in
the series centered on a group of Nubian men,
rather than women, in the dress of the period.
[EJ 108]
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109. Temple of Wady Kardassy, Nubia
[Title in the image: Ruins of the Temple
of Kardeseh, Nubia].
Half folio.
Image: 9 15/16” x 13 7/8.
Original lithographic colors. The second of Roberts’ two drawings of this temple, showing the Nile in the background.
[EJ 109]
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110. Temple of Dakke, in Nubia.
Half folio.
Image: 9 15/16” x 13 13/16”.
Original lithographic colors. A small but very
famous temple, also moved above the rising
waters of Lake Nasser. The print shows a sketch
date of Nov. 14, 1836, obviously an error by the
lithographers, as Roberts did not begin his journey
until 1838.
[EJ 110]
$275.
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111. Temple of Tafa in Nubia.
Half folio.
Image: 9 7/8” x 13 13/16”.
Original lithographic colors. Roberts’ drawing of this small temple is important, since the temple was later dismantled and the stone used for local building projects. One of two temples forming the religious center of the Roman settlement of Taphis.
[EJ 111]
$225.
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112. Ruins of Maharraka, Nubia.
Half folio.
Image: 9 15/16” x 13 3/4”.
Original lithographic colors. This temple, like many
others, was still unfinished at the time it was converted
to a church during the spread of early Christianity in
Nubia. At the time of Roberts’ visit it had been badly
damaged by earthquakes but was still standing. It was
later reconstructed above Lake Nasser.
[EJ 112]
$200.
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113. Abyssinian Slaves at Korti.
Half folio.
Image: 10 1/8” x 13 3/4”.
Original lithographic colors. A group scene of slaves waiting to be taken to the market in Cairo.
[EJ 113]
$375 version with added hand coloring.
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114. Nubian Women at Korti.
Half folio.
Image: 10 1/8” x 13 3/4”.
Original lithographic colors. Roberts was very
much taken with the beauty of the Nubian women,
and made a number of sketches featuring them.
[EJ 114]
$250.
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115. Approach to the Temple
of Wady Saboua, Nubia.
Half folio.
Image: 9 15/16” x 13 7/8.
Original lithographic colors. Another monument moved above the Aswan Dam reservoir. Many of the sphinxes and other sculptures shown along the approach to the temple have since been lost.
[EJ 115]
$300.
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116. Colossi at Wady Saboua, Nubia.
Half folio.
Image: 9 9/16” x 13 5/8”.
Original lithographic colors. Of the two colossi
of Ramses II at the temple entrance (one fallen
in the foreground), only one now survives. The
staff is the symbol of Amun-Ra, a ram’s head
surmounted by the solar disc and the sacred cobra.
[EJ 116]
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117. Temple of Wady Saboua, Nubia.
Half folio.
Image: 10 1/8” x 13 7/8”.
Original lithographic colors. Another view of the Temple of Wady Saboua, this time from the rear, showing the mostly buried walls of the courtyard.
[EJ 117]
$275.
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118. Temple of A’Mada at Hassaia, Nubia.
Half folio.
Image: 9 15/16” x 13 7/8”.
Original lithographic colors. A temple with particularly
fine reliefs, moved to higher ground during construction
of the Aswan Dam. The mud dome in the picture, dating
from its conversion to a church, has since been removed.
[EJ 118]
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120. Front Elevation of the Great Temple
of Aboo-simble, Nubia [Frontispiece].
Full folio.
Image: 12 13/16” x 19 1/4.
Original lithographic colors. Another view of Aboo Simbel. The temple had been re-discovered as it emerged from the shifting sands only 15 years before Roberts’ visit.
[EK 120]
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121. Interior of the Temple of Aboo Simbel.
Full folio.
Image: 13” x 19 7/16”.
Original lithographic colors with added modern hand
coloring. The finest of all the lithographs of temple
interiors, and one of the most atmospheric of all of
the prints. The columns are depictions of Ramses II,
who deified himself through the construction of this temple.
[EK 121]
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123. The Temple of Aboo Simbel,
from the Nile.
Full folio. Image: 10” x 13 3/4”. Original litho-graphic colors with modern hand coloring added. Roberts’ group approaching the temple, and their boat moored at the Nile landing.
[EK 123]
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124. The Sanctuary of the Great Temple
of Aboo Simbel, Nubia.
Half folio.
Image: 9 7/8” x 12 1/2”.
Original lithographic colors. This quartet of dieties,
including Ramses II as a god, is carved into the rock
some 125 feet into the hillside. It is situated such that
it is illuminated by the rising sun at the solstices. When
relocated above Lake Nasser following the building of
the Aswan High Dam, the temple was reconstructed
so as to preserve this phenomenon.
[EK 124]
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125. Map to Illustrate Sketches of David Roberts, Esq. R.A., Egypt and Nubia.
Full folio.
Image: 15 5/8” x 21 1/2”.
Engraved in black and white. This map was provided with each set of the lithographs to show the locations Roberts visited and sketched in Egypt and Nubia.
[EL 125]
$100.
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127. Portrait of David Roberts.
Full folio.
Some foxing in image.
Image: 12 1/4” x 16 1/8”. On thin India Paper
laid on a larger sheet. Black and white engraving,
drawn directly on the lithographic stone from life
by C. Baugniet in 1844.
[HL 124]
$75.
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