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Voyage À Méroé, Au Fleuve Blanc, Au-delà De Fâzoql Dans Le Midi Du Royaume De Sennâr, À Syouah Et Dans Cinq Autres Oasis; Fait Dans Les Années 1819, 1820, 1821 Et 1822

Print
1823-4 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Engelmann, Graf, Coindet & Co. (Printers)
Frederic Cailliaud (artist)
Place of origin
France (published)

Printed plate of a view in Sennar, a state of Sudan, from a volume (I) consisting of 75 plates, etchings and lithographs, with descriptive text. Half bound in green morocco, spine gilt. Each plate lettered with title, names of artists and/or printers. Each numbered with plate number.

Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
Titles
  • Voyage À Méroé, Au Fleuve Blanc, Au-delà De Fâzoql Dans Le Midi Du Royaume De Sennâr, À Syouah Et Dans Cinq Autres Oasis; Fait Dans Les Années 1819, 1820, 1821 Et 1822 (series title)
  • Vue De Sennar, Prise Du Coté De La Mosquée (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Printed plate
Paper
Printing
Brief description
Printed plate entitled 'Vue De Sennar, Prise Du Coté De La Mosquée', after a drawing by Frederic Cailliaud from a volume entitled 'Voyage À Méroé, Au Fleuve Blanc, Au-delà De Fâzoql Dans Le Midi Du Royaume De Sennâr, À Syouah Et Dans Cinq Autres Oasis; Fait Dans Les Années 1819, 1820, 1821 Et 1822, 1823'. Volumes (2) consisting of plates (75 each) with descriptive text. French School, printed 1823-1824.
Physical description
Printed plate of a view in Sennar, a state of Sudan, from a volume (I) consisting of 75 plates, etchings and lithographs, with descriptive text. Half bound in green morocco, spine gilt. Each plate lettered with title, names of artists and/or printers. Each numbered with plate number.
Dimensions
  • Size of covers height: 51.2 cm
  • Width: 34.4 cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Subject depicted
Mosques
Places depicted
Sudan
North Africa
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
SP.137:7

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O516009/voyage-a-meroe-au-fleuve-print-frederic-cailliaud/
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