Description:
Roberts, David (1796-1864) Five Folio Prints from The Holy Land; and Three Folio Aquatints from Thomas Daniell's (1749-1840) Antiquities of India. Tinted lithographs with some hand-coloring, including four matted Roberts prints: Grand Entrance to the Temple of Luxor; Portico of the Temple Edfou, Upper Egypt; Interior of the Temple of Aboo Simbel; and Cairo Looking West; the Roberts print: Karnac; [and] Daniell's The Observatory at Delhi, 1808; Ruins of the Palace, Madura, 1798; [and] South East View of Tritchinopoly, 1798; the latter four matted and framed. (8)
Estimate $800-1,200
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