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Lot 210

[TRAVEL & EXPLORATION]. NORDEN, Frederic Lewis (1708-1742). The Antiquities, Natural History, Ruins, and other Curiosities of Egypt, Nubia and Thebes; exemplified in Near Two Hundred Drawings Taken on the Spot . London: Printed for Lockyer Davis, 1780.

Lot 210

[TRAVEL & EXPLORATION]. NORDEN, Frederic Lewis (1708-1742). The Antiquities, Natural History, Ruins, and other Curiosities of Egypt, Nubia and Thebes; exemplified in Near Two Hundred Drawings Taken on the Spot. London: Printed for Lockyer Davis, 1780.

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Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

Estimate$1,500 – $2,500

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[TRAVEL & EXPLORATION]. NORDEN, Frederic Lewis (1708-1742). The Antiquities, Natural History, Ruins, and other Curiosities of Egypt, Nubia and Thebes; exemplified in Near Two Hundred Drawings Taken on the Spot. London: Printed for Lockyer Davis, 1780.

Folio (438 x 273 mm). Engraved portrait of the author by Martin Teuscher and 163 engraved plates. (Scattered pale spotting throughout.) Original marbled boards, uncut (rebacked).

FIRST EDITION. Norden was a Danish officer who travelled in Egypt in 1737 and wrote one of the very early descriptions of the antiquities of Egypt.

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Lot 210

[TRAVEL & EXPLORATION]. NORDEN, Frederic Lewis (1708-1742). The Antiquities, Natural History, Ruins, and other Curiosities of Egypt, Nubia and Thebes; exemplified in Near Two Hundred Drawings Taken on the Spot. London: Printed for Lockyer Davis, 1780.

Status:

Closed

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

Estimate$1,500 – $2,500

Status

Closed

Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana

[TRAVEL & EXPLORATION]. NORDEN, Frederic Lewis (1708-1742). The Antiquities, Natural History, Ruins, and other Curiosities of Egypt, Nubia and Thebes; exemplified in Near Two Hundred Drawings Taken on the Spot. London: Printed for Lockyer Davis, 1780.

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[TRAVEL & EXPLORATION]. NORDEN, Frederic Lewis (1708-1742). The Antiquities, Natural History, Ruins, and other Curiosities of Egypt, Nubia and Thebes; exemplified in Near Two Hundred Drawings Taken on the Spot. London: Printed for Lockyer Davis, 1780.