Artist:
CASSAS, Louis Francois
Engraver:
Varin
Title:
VUE DES ANCIENS AQUEDUCS DE TYR.
Stock Code:
6173
Method:
Copper engraving
Colouring:
Uncoloured
Atlas:
Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palestine, et de la Basse Egypte
Size: (W x H):
43cm x 27cm
17 inches x 10½ inches
Date:
1799-1800
Price:
£260
Magnificent engraving of ruins of the ancient aqueducts of Tyre. 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.