"Aegyptus Hodierna", Homann, Johann Baptist
Subject: Egypt
Period: 1720 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
18.6 x 22.1 inches
47.2 x 56.1 cm
This magnificent, graphic map of Egypt is focused on the Nile River Valley from the Mediterranean to below the First Cataract at the confluence of the White and Blue Nile. Nearly a third of the map is engraved with fascinating scenes of the cataracts, the Sphinx, pyramids, various antiquities, scenes of embalming, and ancient furnaces.
References:
Condition: B+
Full contemporary color with color offsetting, light soiling, and archival repairs to an edge tear at left that just enters the map border and a centerfold separation that enters 2" into image at left.
