EGYPT -- ROBERTS, D. Egypt and Nubia, from drawings made on the spot. With historical descriptions by W. Brockedon. London, F.G. Moon, 1846-49. 3 vols. (2) lvs., 8 pp., (21) lvs.; (1), (21) lvs.; (1), (18) lvs. W. 3 lithogr. title pages with vignettes, 1 full-p. engr. map, and 121 duotone lithographs (incl. fronts.) by Louis Haghe from drawings by David Roberts, 61 of which are full-page, 60 half-page, some tinted including the celebrated view of the Sphinx, all under blank paper guards. Lge-fol. (62 x 44 cm). Cont. red h. mor., covers ruled in gilt, spines raised in compartments and w. gilt vegetal ornamentation, marbled endpapers. (Binds. w. a few chafed spots in places (espec. to corners), some foxing in places, split in blank margin of front., very faint marginal stain in outer blank margin of last 6 lvs. of vol. 1, but altog. an excellent set).
David Roberts (1796–1864) was a Scottish painter famous for his detailed, romanticized, and accurate 19th-century watercolors of Egyptian and Nubian monuments, created during his 1838–1839 travels. Roberts was the first professional artist to visit the Near East without a patron or a connection to a military expedition or missionary group. He sailed to Alexandria in 1838 and for eleven months traveled up the Nile River, across deserts and mountains, through Egypt and the Holy Land, to arrive in Jerusalem on Easter 1839, sketching temples, landscapes, and daily life, capturing the "austere and magnificent beauty" of the region. The images were produced by Louis Haghe, the best and most prolific lithographer of the time. His sensitive handling of the lithographer's tools imparts a range of tonality and colour as well as a sense of the delicacy and spontaneous quality of Roberts's original images. Originally published in 20 instalments, most parts containing 6 plates. Scarce in this condition. - Abbey, Travel, 272; Ibrahim-Hilmy p. 176. - Shipping will require extra postage & handling, given the dimensions of the volumes.€ 15000
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