Views in Egypt / from the original drawings in the possession of Sir Robert Ainslie, taken during his embassy to Constantinople by Luigi Mayer ; engraved by and under the direction of Thomas Milton ; with historical observations, and incidental illustrations of the manners and customs of the natives of that country.

Large Print

Mayer, Luigi, Views in Egypt , 1801

Copy Caption to clipboard | Print Record | Large Print Record

Creator:: Mayer, Luigi
Title(s):: Views in Egypt / from the original drawings in the possession of Sir Robert Ainslie, taken during his embassy to Constantinople by Luigi Mayer ; engraved by and under the direction of Thomas Milton ; with historical observations, and incidental illustrations of the manners and customs of the natives of that country.
Published/Created:: London : Printed by Thomas Bensley, Bolt-court, Fleet-street, for R. Bowyer, Historic Gallery, Pall-mall, 1801.
Physical Description:: [4], 102 pages, [48] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 49 cm
Holdings:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Folio A 2022 49
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
[Request]
Copyright Status:: Copyright Not Evaluated
Full Orbis Record:: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/3429323
Classification:: Books
Notes:: Signatures: Pi² [A]-2D².
Some plates dated 1802.
BAC Folio A 2022 49: Imperfect: contains 36 pages and [20] leaves of plates. Plates are hand-colored. Loose in publisher's brown boards with pink label on front, rebacked.
Subject Terms:: Egypt -- Description and travel.
Egypt -- Pictorial works.
Form/Genre:: Aquatints.
Hand coloring.
Contributors:: Ainslie, Robert, Sir, 1730?-1812, sponsoring body, dedicatee.
Milton, Thomas, 1743?-1827, engraver.
Bensley, Thomas, approximately 1760–1835, printer.
Bowyer, Robert, 1758–1834, publisher.
Export:: XML

If you have information about this object that may be of assistance please contact us.

YCBA Collections Search