PCT-56665

Antique Print of the City of Damietta by Haas (1774)

  • Condition: Very good, given age. Original middle fold, as issued. A tear in the middle fold, reinforced on the rear. Some soiling in the margins. A stain in the lower margin (left and right of the middle fold). General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
  • Date: 1774
  • Overall size: 42 x 26.7 cm.
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.. Antique Print of the City of Damietta by Haas (1774)

Description: Antique print, titled: 'Prospect der Stadt Damiat.' - Tab VIII. View of the city of Damietta, Egypt. From 'Reisebeschreibung von Arabien und anderen umliegenden Landern (1774-1778). Carsten Niebuhr (1733-1815) travelled extensively in Arabia, Persia, Palestine and Asia Minor, and became by his descriptions and maps and the richness of his observations the pioneer of a more profound knowledge of the Orient.

Artists and Engravers: Made by G. Haas after Baurenfeind. Author: Carsten Niebuhr.