Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Mayer, Luigi
Title:
Views in Egypt, Palestine, and other parts of the Ottoman Empire.
Published / Created:
London : Printed by Thomas Bensley, Bolt Court, Fleet Street, for R. Bowyer, Historic Gallery, Pall-Mall, 1804.
Physical Description:
[6], 102, [4], 47, [5], 40 p. : illlustrations ; 48 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Aquatints by Luigi Mayer; after paintings by Thomas Milton. Portrait of Luigi Mayer in volume 1 engraved R. Brook; after Robert Bowyer.
Contents:
Views in Egypt, from the original drawings in the possession of Sir Robert Ainslie, taken during his embassy to Constantinople by Luigi Mayer; engraved by and under the direction of Thomas Milton; with historical observations, and incidental illustrations of the manners and customs of the natives of that country. 1801 -- Views in Palestine, from the original drawings ... with an historical and descriptive account of the country, and its remarkable places. 1804 -- Views in the Ottoman Empire, chiefly in Caramania ... from the original drawings ... with historical observations and incidental illustrations of the manners and customs of the natives of the country. 1803.
Subject Terms:
Mayer, Luigi. | Egypt -- Pictorial works. | Palestine -- Pictorial works. | Turkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288–1918 -- Pictorial works.
Contributors:
Ainslie, Robert, Sir, 1730?-1812. | Bowyer, Robert, 1758–1834, publisher. | Bensley, Thomas, approximately 1760–1835, printer. | Milton, Thomas, 1743?-1827. | Brook, R., engraver. | Mayer, Luigi. Views in Egypt. | Mayer, Luigi. Views in Palestine. | Mayer, Luigi. Views in the Ottoman Empire.