Luigi Mayer Collection

Views in Egypt (text), 1801. Creators: Luigi Mayer, Thomas Milton, Thomas Bensley, Robert Bowyer
Views in Egypt (text), 1801

Views in Egypt (plates), 1801. Creators: Luigi Mayer, Thomas Milton, Thomas Bensley, Robert Bowyer
Views in Egypt (plates), 1801

Tombs of Great Arab Saints to be seen in the Neighborhood of Rosetta, Egypt, ca. 1800

Pompeys Pillar, Alexandria, Egypt, 1802. Artist: Thomas Milton
Pompeys Pillar, Alexandria, Egypt, 1802. Probably the best-known ancient monument still standing in Alexandria, the pilliar actually has nothing to do with Pompey but was erected in 293 AD for

Josephs Hall in the Citadel of Cairo, Egypt, 1802. Artist: Thomas Milton
Josephs Hall in the Citadel of Cairo, Egypt, 1802. Plate 31 from Views in Egypt by Luigi Mayer

An Egyptian bey, 1802. Artist: Thomas Milton
An Egyptian bey, 1802. Plate 14 from Views in Egypt by Luigi Mayer

Subterranean Chamber near the Pyramids at Giza, 1802. Artist: Thomas Milton
Subterranean Chamber near the Pyramids at Giza, 1802. Plate 9 from Views in Egypt by Luigi Mayer

An Ancient Sarcophagus of Basaltes, called the Lovers Fountain, 1802. Artist
An Ancient Sarcophagus of Basaltes, called the Lovers Fountain, 1802. Plate 10 from Views in Egypt by Luigi Mayer

Top of the First Pyramid of Gizah, Egypt, 1802. Artist: Thomas Milton
Top of the First Pyramid of Gizah, Egypt, 1802. Plate 4 from Views of Egypt by Luigi Mayer

View of the nilometer, Cairo, Egypt, 1802. Artist: Thomas Milton
View of the nilometer, Cairo, Egypt, 1802. Nilometers were ancient devices for measuring the annual inundation of the Nile

Ruins of the Grand Aqueduct of Ancient Carthage, Tunisia, 1803. Artist: Luigi Mayer
Ruins of the Grand Aqueduct of Ancient Carthage, Tunisia, 1803. Plate 23 from Views in the Ottoman Empire, 1803

Principal Square in grand Cairo, with Murad Beys Palace, Egypt, 1802. Artist
Principal Square in grand Cairo, with Murad Beys Palace, Egypt, 1802. Plate 27 from Views in Egypt

Passage from the Second to the Third Gallery in the Great Pyramid, Giza, Egypt, 1802. Exploring the interior of the Pyramid of Cheops (Khufu). Plate 5 from Views in Egypt by Luigi Mayer, 1802

Chamber and Sarcophagus in the Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt, 1802. Inside the Pyramid of Cheops (Khufu), built in the 25th century BC. Plate 6 from Views in Egypt by Luigi Mayer

Mamelukes Exercising in the Square of Mourad Beys Palace, Cairo, Egypt, 1802. The Mamluks (Mamelukes) were a powerful Islamic soldier caste

Interior View of the Catacombs at Alexandria, Egypt, 1802. Artist: Thomas Milton
Interior View of the Catacombs at Alexandria, Egypt, 1802. Plate 11 from Views in Egypt by Luigi Mayer

Ferry Boat Near Nedssili, Egypt, 1801. Artist: Thomas Milton
Ferry Boat Near Nedssili, Egypt, 1801. A plate from Views in Egypt. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Paris

An Ancient Obelisk at Matarea, Formerly Heliopolis, Egypt, 1801. Artist: Thomas Milton
An Ancient Obelisk at Matarea, Formerly Heliopolis, Egypt, 1801. The oldest standing Ancient Egyptian obelisk in existence

Fort and Harbour of Aboukir, Ancient Canopus, Egypt, 1801. Artist: Thomas Milton
Fort and Harbour of Aboukir, Ancient Canopus, Egypt, 1801. The village of Aboukir on Egypts Mediterranean coast stands on what is believed to be the site of Canopus

Exterior View of the Ancient Wall of Alexandria, with Cleopatras Needle, 1802. Artist: Thomas Milton
Exterior View of the Ancient Wall of Alexandria, with Cleopatras Needle, 1802. Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great in 334 BC

Head of the Colossal Sphinx, Giza, Egypt, 1801. Artist: Thomas Milton
Head of the Colossal Sphinx, Giza, Egypt, 1801. The Sphinx is located on the Giza Plateau with the three pyramids of Khufu (Cheops), Khafre (Chephren) and Menkaura (Men-kaur-re)

Pompeys Pillar, 1801. Artist: Thomas Milton
Pompeys Pillar, 1801. Plate 14 from Views in Egypt, engraved by Thomas Milton (1743-1827) publisshed by Robert Bowyer

Top of the First Pyramid of Gizah, 1794. Artist: Thomas Milton
Top of the First Pyramid of Gizah, c1794

Ferry Boat Near Nedssili, 1801. Artist: Thomas Milton
Ferry Boat Near Nedssili, 1801. A plate from Views in Egypt, engraved by Thomas Milton (1743-1827) published by Robert Bowyer

Arabian Summer House on the Canal of Menouf, Egypt, 1801 Artist: Thomas Milton
Arabian Summer House on the Canal of Menouf, Egypt, 1801. A plate from Views in Egypt, engraved by Thomas Milton (1743-1827) published by Robert Bowyer

Top of the First Pyramid of Gizah, 1801. Artist: Thomas Milton
Top of the First Pyramid of Gizah, 1801. Plate 4 from Views in Egypt, engraved by Thomas Milton (1743-1827) published by Robert Bowyer. Found in the Stapleton Collection, UK

City of Rosetta, 1801. Artist: Thomas Milton
City of Rosetta, 1801. A plate from Views in Egypt, engraved by Thomas Milton (1743-1827) published by Robert Bowyer

Pyramids at Giza, Egypt, 4th Dynasty, Old Kingdom, 26th century BC (1801). In the foreground is the Pyramid of Khafre (Chephren), 4th king of 4th dynasty

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