1 volume. First edition 1835.
Two hand-coloured plates and four chromolithograph plates by Hullmandel.
[The color plates printed by Hullmandel are very early in the history of British
chromolithography, some consider this to be the first British book to be published
with chromolithograph illustrations.]
Publishers green cloth with gilt vignette.
Blind-stamped borders.
Gilt title with gilt vignettes to spine.
Colour endpapers.
xix, [1], 367 pages.
2 hand-coloured plates.
4 double chromolithograph plate.
6 double lithographs.
42 full-page lithographs.
35 in-text engravings.
1 large fold-out map 53.5 x 39 cm.
George Alexander Hoskins was born in 1802.
His visit to Egypt and Nubia occurred in 1832-33.
Like many of his co-travellers, he was not an Egyptologist but an
educated young man with financial resources. Like many other travellers
at the time, he employed an artist, Luchese Bandoni. He made a valuable
contribution by publishing his travels which many did not. He followed the
Greek and Roman authors and dated many of the monuments - such as the
pyramid cemeteries - earlier than those in Egypt. (Morkot)
Recorded shipping weight 2500g.
Shipped and insured by recorded delivery.
- Binding Condition: Very good
- Overall Condition: Very good
- Size: 29.5 x 24 cm
- Sold By: West Clare Rare Books
- Contact Person: Tom Moloney
- Country: Ireland
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: 0657087803
- Preferred Payment Methods: Credit Cards - PayPal - Cheque.
- Trade Associations: AA Approved
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