The Gate of Rosetta in Alexandra Rosetta near Alexandria, founded by the Kalifs in the 9th century was Egypt's Gate to the Mediterranean Sea until Alexandria took over in importance in the 19th century. The Rosetta granite stone is world famous.

Egypt: The Gate of Rosetta in Alexandria

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The Gate of Rosetta in Alexandria

Rosetta near Alexandria, founded by the Kalifs in the 9th century was Egypt's Gate to the Mediterranean Sea until Alexandria took over in importance in the 19th century. The Rosetta granite stone is world famous.

Margins have been trimmed to sheet size of 29 x 37.3 cm (11.4 x 14.7")

Beautiful Aquatints of Egypt

Luigi Mayer, an Italian painter, created, among other travel descriptions, a wonderful series of drawings of pre-Napoleonic Egypt, commissioned by the British Ambassador to Constantinople (Istanbul), Robert Ainslie, at the turn to the 19th century. Mayer's drawings were supremely implemented as aquatint engravings by Thomas Milton and very handsomely hand colored. The various plates were dated between 1801 and 1803. They were published by R. Bowyer in London in the year 1804 as "Views in Egypt, Palestine and other parts of the Ottoman Empire". With historic observations, and incidental illustrations of the manners and customs of the natives of that country .