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A View of the Ruins of PALMYRA alias TADMOR taken on the southern side.

Cartographer:

LE BRUN, Cornelius

Engraver:

Basire, J.

Title:

A View of the Ruins of PALMYRA alias TADMOR taken on the southern side.

Stock Code:

4213

Method:

Copper engraving

Colouring:

Uncoloured

Atlas:

Voyages de Corneille de Brun in Moscow, Persia and the East Indies

Size: (W x H):

69cm x 27cm

27 inches x 10½ inches

Date:

c.1718

Price:

£160

View of the extraordinary ruins of the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria with the columns, pediments and other masonry strewn over a wide area, with various people in western dress strolling through. ‘Temples’, ‘porticos’ and ‘the sepuchres’ are labelled on the hills surrounding the site. Ornamental cartouche at top left.

Good margins, fold marks. Clean and crisp. Very good condition.

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