Antique Print-EGYPT-CARAVANSERAI-WATER PUMPING-Denon-Vinkeles-Vrijdag-1803

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Plate XIX.: 'Ene Karavanseraij - Werktuig om het water opwaard te drijven.' (A Caravanserai - A tool to pump up water). A caravanserai, or khan, or fondouk, also Han (in Turkish), also known as caravansary, caravansera, or caravansara in English or Sarai in Indian subcontinent was a roadside inn where travelers could rest and recover from the day's journey. Etching and engraving on a vellin type paper. Description: This scarse plate originates from: 'Reizen in Opper- en Neder-Egypten, geduurende de Veldtogten van den Generaal Buonaparte.', translated from the French work (Voyage dans la basse et la haute Egypte (Journey in Lower and Upper Egypt), published as two volumes in 1802 by V. Denon by E.A. Kendal) Published in The Hague, J.C. Leeuwestijn, 1803.Artists and Engravers: Dominique Vivant, Baron de Denon (1747-1825) was a French artist, writer, diplomat, author, engraver and archaeologist. He was appointed first director of the Louvre Museum by Napoleon after the Egyptian campaign of 1798-1801. He accompanied Napoleon on his Expedition into Egypt. Engravers of this ed.: Reinier Vinkeles (Dutch 1741-1816) and Daniel Vrijdag (Dutch 1765-1822). Condition: Excellent; General age related toning; Occasional light staining. Original fold lines as issued. Irregular paper edges and occasional very small tears in paper edge. Please study scan carefully. Storage location: C129-10 The overall size is ca. 11.2 x 9.1 inch. The image size is ca. 8.5 x 6.5 inch. The overall size is ca. 28.5 x 23 cm. The image size is ca. 21.5 x 16.5 cm.

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• Title: Antique Print-EGYPT-CARAVANSERAI-WATER PUMPING-Denon-Vinkeles-Vrijdag-1803
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