The engraving depicts a view of the city of Edfu (a) Main entrance to the Temple of Apollo; (b) Ruins of the temple; (c) Small canals; (d) Particular design of the temple and its portal. Numbered top right with CXVIII. With handwritten pencil marks below. Frederic Louis Norden (1708-1742) traveled through Egypt in 1737-1738 at the request of the Danish king Christian VI. Norden took many notes and made drawings of everything that surrounded him, including people, monuments of the pharaohs, architecture, maps. All this was published in the posthumous "Travels in Egypt and Nubia". The work of Frederick Norden is one of the first attempts to fully investigate Egyptian culture and architecture.
Dimensions 19 1/2 x 13 3/4 in., (49.5 x 35 cm.)
Condition Report Good