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LOT 0465
David Roberts Print
19TH CENTURY A.D.
18 1/8 x 25 1/4 in. (2.2 kg, 46 x 64 cm).
Printed map of Egypt and Nubia with locations marked of the sketches of David Roberts, RA on his 1849 expedition; mounted in a glazed wooden frame. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of the late Mrs Belinda Ellison, a long time member of the Egyptian Exploration Society, c.1940-2020.
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