An untitled image of an Egyptian temple, late 18th century?
- Call Number:
- Folio A 2023 69
- Title(s):
- An untitled image of an Egyptian temple
- Date:
- late 18th century?
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series I: A voyage from England to Bombay with descriptions in Asia, Africa, and South America
- Part of Collection:
- volume 6, page 267
- Provenance:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- The collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts.
- Scope and Content:
- The image shows a temple adorned with numerous carvings and several columns. The caption begins: "The superb Temple of ESNAY, the acnient LATOPOLIS in Upper Egypt; converted by the Arabs, into an hovel for Cattle."
- Additional Notes:
- The image is pasted into the volume.
- Physical Description:
- 1 print : engraving ; 13 x 20 cm
- Genre:
- Engravings (prints), Botanical illustrations, Ornithological illustrations, Travel sketches, Maps, Watercolors (paintings), Drawings (visual works), and Portraits
- Subject Terms:
- Forbes, James, 1749-1819. Descriptive letters and drawingsForbes, James, 1749-1819. Oriental memoirs
- Associated Places:
- EnglandItalyScotlandWales
- Associated People/Groups:
- East India CompanyForbes, James, 1749-1819
- Finding Aid Title:
- James Forbes archive
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/11734.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199663
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199663?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1