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The Egyptian Pyramids with a View of part of the Nile

Etching
ca. 1792 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Etching entitled 'The Egyptian Pyramids with a View of part of the Nile', Vol.1, Book 3, chapter 19, facing p. 386. Numbered 64.


Object details

Category
Object type
Titles
  • The Egyptian Pyramids with a View of part of the Nile (assigned by artist)
  • A New, Royal Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography (series title)
Materials and techniques
Etching and stipple engraving
Brief description
Etching entitled 'The Egyptian Pyramids with a View of part of the Nile', one of a series of illustrations (17) on 11 plates to the Revd Thomas Bankes for 'A New, Royal Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography', ca. 1792.
Physical description
Etching entitled 'The Egyptian Pyramids with a View of part of the Nile', Vol.1, Book 3, chapter 19, facing p. 386. Numbered 64.
Dimensions
  • Height: 18.8cm
  • Width: 29.7cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Marks and inscriptions
  • Engraved for Bankes's New & Complete System of Geography By Royal Authority. (Lettered)
  • 64 (Numbered)
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Subjects depicted
Places depicted
Collection
Accession number
SP.74

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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