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London: F.G. Moon and Co., 1846. From the Standard Folio First Edition, limited to 500 sets only. A single original hand-coloured lithographic plate drawn on stone by Louis Haghe after David Roberts' paintings done on location in 1838. Printed on a single folio sheet 17" x 23", the captioned image, is 12.75" x 19.25", now presented in cream mounting boards 30" x 24" glazed behind clear mylar. Beautifully hand-coloured to the highest standards of the time. An example in excellent condition, clean, fresh, beautifully preserved. FROM One of the most desirable of all travel and COLOURplate books. A very interesting image of the Temple at Kom Ombo,an unusual double temple built during the Ptolemaic dynasty, 180-47 BC. This was painted prior to the temple's restoration by by Jacques de Morgan in 1893, and in the image most of the temple remains hidden beneath the shifting desert sand. A group of locals standing beside one of the columns provides an excellent sense of…

David Roberts's 'Egypto & Nubia' captures the essence of ancient civilizations with exquisite artistry and detailed accounts.