BAB-EL-FOUTOUHH, ou LA PORTE DES VICTOIRES, AU CAIRE. Vue exterieure de cette porte

Spectacular exterior view of one of the gates of Cairo, with camels and traders in the foreground. Louis-François Cassas was one of the best French printmakers of the eighteenth century, His Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palestine, et de la Basse-Egypte is perhaps the finest eighteenth century illustrated book on the Middle East. This superb print is from the first edition, published in parts on large sheets.

Large paper copy. Fine condition. Mounted size: 62 x 46.5cm.