MERCATOR,G./ HONDIUS,J. Nova Africae Tabula. Amsterdam, 1630. In original colours. A good and strong impression. centerfold strengthened. With some later colour addition. 373 x 501 mm.
Inquire about item N° 14974.

2100 €   

¤ An attractive map of the continent, added by Hondius when he took over publication of Mercator's Atlas. Although it is based on Mercator's map, Hondius improved the outline of Madagascar, and named Cape False and Saldanha Bay.
Richly ornamented map of the continent. Decorative title cartouche surrounded by a wreath and topped with an animal head. There are five ships under full sail. Flying fish and various sea monsters decorate the sea. Elephants and dromedary occupy the interior. Mercator was born in Rupelmonde in Flanders and studied in Louvain under Gemma Frisius, Dutch writer, astronomer and mathematician. The excellence of his work brought him the patronage of Charles V, but in spite of his favour with the Emperor he was caught up in the persecution of Lutheran protestants and charged with heresy, fortunately without serious consequences. No doubt the fear of further persecution influenced his move in 1552 to Duisburg, where he continued the production of maps, globes and instruments. - Tooley, Africa p.54.

BLAEU,W. Africae nova descriptio. Amsterdam, 1645. Col. ancien. In very attractive colours, heightened with gold. Very good and dark impression. Very good throughout. German text on verso. 410 x 553 mm.
Inquire about item N° 12318.

6000 €   

¤ Much of the geographical information is still based on the Ptolemaic maps, with the Nile shown with its source in the Lakes Zaire and Zaflan. Also included are various other mythical lakes and rivers including the famous Lake Sachaf of Laurent Fries. Only coastal towns are named on the Cape, with the printing covering much of the Unknown territory. Decorated with elephants, lions, ostriches etc. on the land areas, and ships and sea monsters on the sea. With columns on either side depicting ten views of the native manner of dress and nine city and town plans above.

ORTELIUS, A. Barbariae et Biledulgerid, nova descriptio. Anvers, 1598. Beau col. Texte français. 326 x 496 mm.
Inquire about item N° 60032.

650 €   

¤ North-West Africa. Koeman speculated: "In view of the important trading relationship between Antwerp and Africa, it is not impossible that the original was a manuscript map of Portuguese or Venetian origin. In this map, Ortelius gives a number of details found on no other printed map of the period". - Van den Broecke, Ortelius Atlas maps, 176.

BRAUN, G. / HOGENBERG, F. ALGERII Sarace norum urbis fortissimae. Cologne, 1580. Beau col. Texte français. Infimes rousseurs. 345 x 490 mm.
Inquire about item N° 60408.

600 €   

¤ An attractive plan of the Alger, including a numbered key legend in the lower part. From the greatest publication in this genre!. The "Civitates" was compiled and written by George Braun, Canon of Cologne Cathedral. Braun gathered together vast amounts of information and draft plans to produce over 500 city views/maps published in six parts between 1572 and 1617.

ROUX,J. [73] Barbarie. Oran.. Marseille 1764. Col. Sea chart on heavy paper with sharp impression. 130 x 200 mm.
Inquire about item N° 12845.

50 €   

¤ Charming chart of the harbour of the town of Oran in Algeria. Showing town and harbor plan, with soundings, anchorages, rocks, shoals, fortifications and lighthouses. Joseph Roux (1725-1793) was a Marseilles hydrographer who both published and as well manufactured and sold charts, navigating instruments and related nautical equipment. At about the mid-century, he received the right to be called "Hidrographe du Roy," and in 1764 published a series of 12 charts of the Mediterranean; he simultaneously published a smaller format atlas of 65 harbor chart. - Smith, The Artful Roux.

ROUX,J. [70] Tunis. Marseille 1764. Col. Sea chart on heavy paper with sharp impression. 127 x 200 mm.
Inquire about item N° 12842.

50 €   

¤ Charming chart of the coasts near the town of Tunis. Showing town and harbor plan, with soundings, anchorages, rocks, shoals, fortifications and lighthouses. Joseph Roux (1725-1793) was a Marseilles hydrographer who both published and as well manufactured and sold charts, navigating instruments and related nautical equipment. At about the mid-century, he received the right to be called "Hidrographe du Roy," and in 1764 published a series of 12 charts of the Mediterranean; he simultaneously published a smaller format atlas of 65 harbor chart. - Smith, The Artful Roux.

AVELINE,P. / CREPY Tanger. Paris, 1690-1720. Some minor marginal waterstaining. Good condition. 194 x 308 mm.
Inquire about item N° 13114.

300 €   

¤ A very RARE panoramic view of the city of Tangier. Engraved by Pierre Aveline (Paris, c.1656 - 23 May 1722). He was also a print-publisher and print-seller. He probably trained with Adam Pérelle and, like him, specialized in topographical representations. He engraved in suites many views of Paris and of provincial, European and African cities, mixing etching and burin. In 1685 he obtained a royal license for ten years, authorizing him to reproduce 'le profil des maisons royales'. Among the 412 items that comprise his oeuvre, there are only two portraits and two prints of historical subjects. The print carries the "privilege du Roy". With the publishers address of "Crepy". Etienne Louis Crepy (c.1700-1759) was active as an engraver and publisher active at rue St.Jacques a StPierre in Paris. He was specializing in maps and geographical prints. In 1731 he acquired the stock of copper plates of topographical content from his father Jean Crepy. Collectors item!. - Thieme-B. II, 273 (Aveline)

ROUX,J. [75] Barbarie.. Mamora.. Salee Marseille 1764. Col. Sea chart on heavy paper with sharp impression. 130 x 200 mm.
Inquire about item N° 12905.

50 €   

¤ Charming chart of including the harbours of Mamora, Salee, etc. Showing town and harbor plan, with soundings, anchorages, rocks, shoals, fortifications and lighthouses. Joseph Roux (1725-1793) was a Marseilles hydrographer who both published and as well manufactured and sold charts, navigating instruments and related nautical equipment. At about the mid-century, he received the right to be called "Hidrographe du Roy," and in 1764 published a series of 12 charts of the Mediterranean; he simultaneously published a smaller format atlas of 65 harbor chart. - Smith, The Artful Roux.

BRAUN, G. / HOGENBERG, F. Cairus, quae olim Babylon, … Cologne, 1590. Col. Habilement restauré le long du pli central. 335 x 485 mm.
Inquire about item N° 60659.

800 €   

¤ Contemporaneous bird's-eye view of the city and surroundings showing the Pyramids and the Sphinx. Egypt had fallen to the Turks during the reign of Selim I at the beginning of the 16th century and this fine rather stylised pictorial plan shows the capital Cairo during early Ottoman rule. Behind a foreground group of travellers and horsemen, the sweeping line of River Nile with the City and its environs beyond. The map includes representations of the famous Pyramids and Sphinx at Gaza to the right, as well as illustrations of crocodiles in the Nile River.

LOTTER,C. Le cours entier du grand et Fameux Nil.. Augsbourg, 1760. In original colours. In attractive full colours. A good and dark impression. Mint. 483 x 598 mm.
Inquire about item N° 5814.

750 €   

¤ Scarce. A splendid map of ancient Egypt. West is at the top and the Nile bisects Egypt. A inset shows "modern Egypt" to good detail. With the Red Sea and part of the Arabian Peninsular. Fine cartouche and detail with Pyramids, Nile waterfalls, etc. With tracks from Dereira to Jerusalem and All Zark in Arabia.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Beyt El-Emyr. Paris, 1877. Uncoloured. Lithography on tinted grounds. A fine copy. 505 x 325 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61326.

120 €   

¤ Lithograph by Mouilleron representing a young woman looking over a beautiful moucharabieh. From the author's "L'Art Arabe d'après les monuments du Kaire…". Emile Prisse d'Avennes, Orientalist & Muslim convert, obsessive in his attention to detail, was after Champollion the greatest pre-20th century Egyptologist. His interests were not, however, limited to Egyptology & he produced this, one of the most important books on the Islamic monuments of Egypt. A French nobleman by birth, though impoverished, Prisse d'Avennes seems to have spent his life in the pursuit of the exotic. After a period fighting for Greek independence Prisse d'Avennes travelled to India, a journey that prefigured his extensive Middle Eastern travels, which during the next 40 years took him to Palestine, Syria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia, & most importantly Egypt & Algeria where he lived. Like Coste, Prisse d'Avennes worked for the Viceroy Mehmet Ali until 1836. After that he explored Egypt on his own disguised as an Arab using the name Edris Effendi. In 1860, Prisse d'Avennes returned to France with the fruits of his travels: 300 folio drawings, 400 metres of bas-reliefs, 150 photographs of important architectural details, 150 sketches & daguerrotypes & numerous plans, details & elevations copied on the scene. Until his death in 1877 this wealth of material was to occupy him completely as he sought to organise it for publication.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Beyt El-Emyr. Porte Extérieure du Harem. (XVIIe. siècle) Paris, 1877. Faint marginal foxing in lower right corner, hardly noticeable. A fine copy. Very good condition. 495 x 330 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61787.

150 €   

¤ Lithograph by Mouilleron representing a woman in a long white hijab speaking with the guardian of a harem, in front of its entrance. From the author's "L'Art Arabe d'après les monuments du Kaire…". Emile Prisse d'Avennes, Orientalist & Muslim convert, obsessive in his attention to detail, was after Champollion the greatest pre-20th century Egyptologist. His interests were not, however, limited to Egyptology & he produced this, one of the most important books on the Islamic monuments of Egypt. A French nobleman by birth, though impoverished, Prisse d'Avennes seems to have spent his life in the pursuit of the exotic. After a period fighting for Greek independence Prisse d'Avennes traveled to India, a journey that prefigured his extensive Middle Eastern travels, which during the next 40 years took him to Palestine, Syria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia, & most importantly Egypt & Algeria where he lived. Like Coste, Prisse d'Avennes worked for the Viceroy Mehmet Ali until 1836. After that he explored Egypt on his own disguised as an Arab using the name Edris Effendi. In 1860, Prisse d'Avennes returned to France with the fruits of his travels: 300 folio drawings, 400 metres of bas-reliefs, 150 photographs of important architectural details, 150 sketches & daguerreotypes & numerous plans, details & elevations copied on the scene. Until his death in 1877 this wealth of material was to occupy him completely as he sought to organize it for publication.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Faïences murales du Tekyeh des Derwiches. Paris, 1877. In original colours. Colour-lithography on tinted grounds. In very good condition. 520 x 327 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61314.

60 €   

¤ Beautiful lithograph by Lemoine. From the author's "L'Art Arabe d'après les monuments du Kaire…". Emile Prisse d'Avennes, Orientalist & Muslim convert, obsessive in his attention to detail, was after Champollion the greatest pre-20th century Egyptologist. His interests were not, however, limited to Egyptology & he produced this, one of the most important books on the Islamic monuments of Egypt. A French nobleman by birth, though impoverished, Prisse d'Avennes seems to have spent his life in the pursuit of the exotic. After a period fighting for Greek independence Prisse d'Avennes travelled to India, a journey that prefigured his extensive Middle Eastern travels, which during the next 40 years took him to Palestine, Syria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia, & most importantly Egypt & Algeria where he lived. Like Coste, Prisse d'Avennes worked for the Viceroy Mehmet Ali until 1836. After that he explored Egypt on his own disguised as an Arab using the name Edris Effendi. In 1860, Prisse d'Avennes returned to France with the fruits of his travels: 300 folio drawings, 400 metres of bas-reliefs, 150 photographs of important architectural details, 150 sketches & daguerrotypes & numerous plans, details & elevations copied on the scene. Until his death in 1877 this wealth of material was to occupy him completely as he sought to organise it for publication.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Lampe du Tombeau du Soultan Beybars II. Paris, 1877. Uncoloured. Some brown spotting. In good condition. 475 x 320 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61310.

30 €   

¤ Heliogravure from the author's "L'Art Arabe d'après les monuments du Kaire…". Emile Prisse d'Avennes, Orientalist & Muslim convert, obsessive in his attention to detail, was after Champollion the greatest pre-20th century Egyptologist. His interests were not, however, limited to Egyptology & he produced this, one of the most important books on the Islamic monuments of Egypt. A French nobleman by birth, though impoverished, Prisse d'Avennes seems to have spent his life in the pursuit of the exotic. After a period fighting for Greek independence Prisse d'Avennes travelled to India, a journey that prefigured his extensive Middle Eastern travels, which during the next 40 years took him to Palestine, Syria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia, & most importantly Egypt & Algeria where he lived. Like Coste, Prisse d'Avennes worked for the Viceroy Mehmet Ali until 1836. After that he explored Egypt on his own disguised as an Arab using the name Edris Effendi. In 1860, Prisse d'Avennes returned to France with the fruits of his travels: 300 folio drawings, 400 metres of bas-reliefs, 150 photographs of important architectural details, 150 sketches & daguerrotypes & numerous plans, details & elevations copied on the scene. Until his death in 1877 this wealth of material was to occupy him completely as he sought to organise it for publication.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Maison Appelée : Beyt El-Emir. Façade du Maqâad ou Iwan sur la Cour. (XVIIe. siècle) Paris, 1877. Some light brown foxing. Else very good condition. 500 x 325 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61796.

150 €   

¤ Highly decorative lithography by Sorrieu & Mouilleron, representing architectural details of a house, namely the iwan's facade on the courtyard. From the author's "L'Art Arabe d'après les monuments du Kaire…".
Emile Prisse d'Avennes, Orientalist & Muslim convert, obsessive in his attention to detail, was after Champollion the greatest pre-20th century Egyptologist. His interests were not, however, limited to Egyptology and he produced this, one of the most important books on the Islamic monuments of Egypt.
A French nobleman by birth, though impoverished, Prisse d'Avennes seems to have spent his life in the pursuit of the exotic. After a period fighting for Greek independence Prisse d'Avennes traveled to India, a journey that prefigured his extensive Middle Eastern travels, which during the next 40 years took him to Palestine, Syria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia, and most importantly Egypt and Algeria where he lived. Like Coste, Prisse d'Avennes worked for the Viceroy Mehmet Ali until 1836.
After that he explored Egypt on his own disguised as an Arab using the name Edris Effendi.
In 1860, Prisse d'Avennes returned to France with the fruits of his travels: 300 folio drawings, 400 metres of bas-reliefs, 150 photographs of important architectural details, 150 sketches, daguerreotypes, numerous plans, details and elevations copied on the scene.
Until his death in 1877 this wealth of material was to occupy him completely as he sought to organize it for publication.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Minaret de la Mosquée El-Beybarsyeh. (XIVe. siècle) Paris, 1877. Beau col. ancien. Faint marginal foxing on the right side. In very good condition. 485 x 318 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61801.

200 €   

¤ Highly decorative lithography by Asselineau, showing architectural details of the minaret of El-Beybarsyeh mosque in Cairo. From the author's "L'Art Arabe d'après les monuments du Kaire…". Emile Prisse d'Avennes, Orientalist & Muslim convert, obsessive in his attention to detail, was after Champollion the greatest pre-20th century Egyptologist. His interests were not, however, limited to Egyptology & he produced this, one of the most important books on the Islamic monuments of Egypt. A French nobleman by birth, though impoverished, Prisse d'Avennes seems to have spent his life in the pursuit of the exotic. After a period fighting for Greek independence Prisse d'Avennes traveled to India, a journey that prefigured his extensive Middle Eastern travels, which during the next 40 years took him to Palestine, Syria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia, & most importantly Egypt & Algeria where he lived. Like Coste, Prisse d'Avennes worked for the Viceroy Mehmet Ali until 1836. After that he explored Egypt on his own disguised as an Arab using the name Edris Effendi. In 1860, Prisse d'Avennes returned to France with the fruits of his travels: 300 folio drawings, 400 metres of bas-reliefs, 150 photographs of important architectural details, 150 sketches & daguerreotypes & numerous plans, details & elevations copied on the scene. Until his death in 1877 this wealth of material was to occupy him completely as he sought to organize it for publication.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Monument Sépulcral près de Kymân El-Gyouchy. (XVIIIe. siècle) Paris, 1877. Some light brown foxing. Else very good condition. 360 x 478 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61797.

250 €   

¤ Highly decorative lithography by Asselineau, representing a mausoleum. From the author's "L'Art Arabe d'après les monuments du Kaire…".
Emile Prisse d'Avennes, Orientalist & Muslim convert, obsessive in his attention to detail, was after Champollion the greatest pre-20th century Egyptologist. His interests were not, however, limited to Egyptology and he produced this, one of the most important books on the Islamic monuments of Egypt.
A French nobleman by birth, though impoverished, Prisse d'Avennes seems to have spent his life in the pursuit of the exotic. After a period fighting for Greek independence Prisse d'Avennes traveled to India, a journey that prefigured his extensive Middle Eastern travels, which during the next 40 years took him to Palestine, Syria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia, and most importantly Egypt and Algeria where he lived. Like Coste, Prisse d'Avennes worked for the Viceroy Mehmet Ali until 1836.
After that he explored Egypt on his own disguised as an Arab using the name Edris Effendi.
In 1860, Prisse d'Avennes returned to France with the fruits of his travels: 300 folio drawings, 400 metres of bas-reliefs, 150 photographs of important architectural details, 150 sketches, daguerreotypes, numerous plans, details and elevations copied on the scene.
Until his death in 1877 this wealth of material was to occupy him completely as he sought to organize it for publication.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Mosquée d'Ahmed-Ibn-Touloun. Paris, 1877. Uncoloured. Some very minor marginal discolouration. Lithography on tinted grounds. In very good condition. 495 x 302 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61311.

30 €   

¤ Lithographied by Mathieu. Showing architectural parts of the Mosque of the founder of the Toulounid Dynasty. From the author's "L'Art Arabe d'après les monuments du Kaire…". Emile Prisse d'Avennes, Orientalist & Muslim convert, obsessive in his attention to detail, was after Champollion the greatest pre-20th century Egyptologist. His interests were not, however, limited to Egyptology & he produced this, one of the most important books on the Islamic monuments of Egypt. A French nobleman by birth, though impoverished, Prisse d'Avennes seems to have spent his life in the pursuit of the exotic. After a period fighting for Greek independence Prisse d'Avennes travelled to India, a journey that prefigured his extensive Middle Eastern travels, which during the next 40 years took him to Palestine, Syria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia, & most importantly Egypt & Algeria where he lived. Like Coste, Prisse d'Avennes worked for the Viceroy Mehmet Ali until 1836. After that he explored Egypt on his own disguised as an Arab using the name Edris Effendi. In 1860, Prisse d'Avennes returned to France with the fruits of his travels: 300 folio drawings, 400 metres of bas-reliefs, 150 photographs of important architectural details, 150 sketches & daguerrotypes & numerous plans, details & elevations copied on the scene. Until his death in 1877 this wealth of material was to occupy him completely as he sought to organise it for publication.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Mosquée de Mohammed Ben Qalaoûn. Details du Minaret Partie Inférieure. (XIVe. siècle) Paris, 1877. Close to excellent condition. 500 x 260 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61788.

100 €   

¤ Highly decorative lithography by Asselineau, showing architectural details of the minaret of Qalaoûn's mosque in Cairo. From the author's "L'Art Arabe d'après les monuments du Kaire…". Emile Prisse d'Avennes, Orientalist & Muslim convert, obsessive in his attention to detail, was after Champollion the greatest pre-20th century Egyptologist. His interests were not, however, limited to Egyptology & he produced this, one of the most important books on the Islamic monuments of Egypt. A French nobleman by birth, though impoverished, Prisse d'Avennes seems to have spent his life in the pursuit of the exotic. After a period fighting for Greek independence Prisse d'Avennes traveled to India, a journey that prefigured his extensive Middle Eastern travels, which during the next 40 years took him to Palestine, Syria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia, & most importantly Egypt & Algeria where he lived. Like Coste, Prisse d'Avennes worked for the Viceroy Mehmet Ali until 1836. After that he explored Egypt on his own disguised as an Arab using the name Edris Effendi. In 1860, Prisse d'Avennes returned to France with the fruits of his travels: 300 folio drawings, 400 metres of bas-reliefs, 150 photographs of important architectural details, 150 sketches & daguerreotypes & numerous plans, details & elevations copied on the scene. Until his death in 1877 this wealth of material was to occupy him completely as he sought to organize it for publication.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Mosquée de Mohammed Ben Qalaoûn. Vue du Mihrab. (XIVe. siècle) Paris, 1877. Some light brown spotting. Else very good condition. 500 x 321 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61786.

250 €   

¤ Highly decorative lithography by Sorrieu, representing the Mihrab inside Sultan Qalaoûn's mosque in Cairo. From the author's "L'Art Arabe d'après les monuments du Kaire…". Emile Prisse d'Avennes, Orientalist & Muslim convert, obsessive in his attention to detail, was after Champollion the greatest pre-20th century Egyptologist. His interests were not, however, limited to Egyptology & he produced this, one of the most important books on the Islamic monuments of Egypt. A French nobleman by birth, though impoverished, Prisse d'Avennes seems to have spent his life in the pursuit of the exotic. After a period fighting for Greek independence Prisse d'Avennes traveled to India, a journey that prefigured his extensive Middle Eastern travels, which during the next 40 years took him to Palestine, Syria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia, & most importantly Egypt & Algeria where he lived. Like Coste, Prisse d'Avennes worked for the Viceroy Mehmet Ali until 1836. After that he explored Egypt on his own disguised as an Arab using the name Edris Effendi. In 1860, Prisse d'Avennes returned to France with the fruits of his travels: 300 folio drawings, 400 metres of bas-reliefs, 150 photographs of important architectural details, 150 sketches & daguerreotypes & numerous plans, details & elevations copied on the scene. Until his death in 1877 this wealth of material was to occupy him completely as he sought to organize it for publication.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Mosquée d'El-Bordeyny. Intérieur de la Salle Principale. (XVIIe. siècle) Paris, 1877. Beau col. ancien. Colour-lithography on tinted grounds. Faint marginal foxing on the left side, hardly noticeable. In very good condition. 500 x 325 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61799.

200 €   

¤ Highly decorative lithography by G. Sanier, showing the main room of El-Bordeyny's mosque. From the author's "L'Art Arabe d'après les monuments du Kaire…". Emile Prisse d'Avennes, Orientalist & Muslim convert, obsessive in his attention to detail, was after Champollion the greatest pre-20th century Egyptologist. His interests were not, however, limited to Egyptology & he produced this, one of the most important books on the Islamic monuments of Egypt. A French nobleman by birth, though impoverished, Prisse d'Avennes seems to have spent his life in the pursuit of the exotic. After a period fighting for Greek independence Prisse d'Avennes traveled to India, a journey that prefigured his extensive Middle Eastern travels, which during the next 40 years took him to Palestine, Syria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia, & most importantly Egypt & Algeria where he lived. Like Coste, Prisse d'Avennes worked for the Viceroy Mehmet Ali until 1836. After that he explored Egypt on his own disguised as an Arab using the name Edris Effendi. In 1860, Prisse d'Avennes returned to France with the fruits of his travels: 300 folio drawings, 400 metres of bas-reliefs, 150 photographs of important architectural details, 150 sketches & daguerreotypes & numerous plans, details & elevations copied on the scene. Until his death in 1877 this wealth of material was to occupy him completely as he sought to organize it for publication.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Mosquée d'El-Daher. Paris, 1877. Uncoloured. Some water staining in the upper and lower right corners. A good impression.. 480 x 295 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61309.

30 €   

¤ Lithographied by Jules Penel. From the author's "L'Art Arabe d'après les monuments du Kaire…". Emile Prisse d'Avennes, Orientalist & Muslim convert, obsessive in his attention to detail, was after Champollion the greatest pre-20th century Egyptologist. His interests were not, however, limited to Egyptology & he produced this, one of the most important books on the Islamic monuments of Egypt. A French nobleman by birth, though impoverished, Prisse d'Avennes seems to have spent his life in the pursuit of the exotic. After a period fighting for Greek independence Prisse d'Avennes travelled to India, a journey that prefigured his extensive Middle Eastern travels, which during the next 40 years took him to Palestine, Syria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia, & most importantly Egypt & Algeria where he lived. Like Coste, Prisse d'Avennes worked for the Viceroy Mehmet Ali until 1836. After that he explored Egypt on his own disguised as an Arab using the name Edris Effendi. In 1860, Prisse d'Avennes returned to France with the fruits of his travels: 300 folio drawings, 400 metres of bas-reliefs, 150 photographs of important architectural details, 150 sketches & daguerrotypes & numerous plans, details & elevations copied on the scene. Until his death in 1877 this wealth of material was to occupy him completely as he sought to organise it for publication.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Mosquée du Soultan Haçen. Grande Porte. (XIVe. siècle) Paris, 1877. Faint marginal foxing, hardly noticeable. Else very good condition. 495 x 320 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61800.

200 €   

¤ Highly decorative lithography by B. Schmidt, showing the imposing entrance of Sultan Haçen's mosque. From the author's "L'Art Arabe d'après les monuments du Kaire..". Emile Prisse d'Avennes, Orientalist & Muslim convert, obsessive in his attention to detail, was after Champollion the greatest pre-20th century Egyptologist. His interests were not, however, limited to Egyptology & he produced this, one of the most important books on the Islamic monuments of Egypt. A French nobleman by birth, though impoverished, Prisse d'Avennes seems to have spent his life in the pursuit of the exotic. After a period fighting for Greek independence Prisse d'Avennes traveled to India, a journey that prefigured his extensive Middle Eastern travels, which during the next 40 years took him to Palestine, Syria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia, & most importantly Egypt & Algeria where he lived. Like Coste, Prisse d'Avennes worked for the Viceroy Mehmet Ali until 1836. After that he explored Egypt on his own disguised as an Arab using the name Edris Effendi. In 1860, Prisse d'Avennes returned to France with the fruits of his travels: 300 folio drawings, 400 metres of bas-reliefs, 150 photographs of important architectural details, 150 sketches & daguerreotypes & numerous plans, details & elevations copied on the scene. Until his death in 1877 this wealth of material was to occupy him completely as he sought to organize it for publication.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Mosquée et Tombeau d'El-Ghoury. (XVIe. siècle) Paris, 1877. Faint marginal foxing on the right part. A few light brown spots, hardly noticeable. Else very good condition. 445 x 280 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61798.

250 €   

¤ Highly decorative lithography by Fichot, showing the mosque and the tomb of El-Ghoury. From the author's "L'Art Arabe d'après les monuments du Kaire…". Emile Prisse d'Avennes, Orientalist & Muslim convert, obsessive in his attention to detail, was after Champollion the greatest pre-20th century Egyptologist. His interests were not, however, limited to Egyptology & he produced this, one of the most important books on the Islamic monuments of Egypt. A French nobleman by birth, though impoverished, Prisse d'Avennes seems to have spent his life in the pursuit of the exotic. After a period fighting for Greek independence Prisse d'Avennes traveled to India, a journey that prefigured his extensive Middle Eastern travels, which during the next 40 years took him to Palestine, Syria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia, & most importantly Egypt & Algeria where he lived. Like Coste, Prisse d'Avennes worked for the Viceroy Mehmet Ali until 1836. After that he explored Egypt on his own disguised as an Arab using the name Edris Effendi. In 1860, Prisse d'Avennes returned to France with the fruits of his travels: 300 folio drawings, 400 metres of bas-reliefs, 150 photographs of important architectural details, 150 sketches & daguerreotypes & numerous plans, details & elevations copied on the scene. Until his death in 1877 this wealth of material was to occupy him completely as he sought to organize it for publication.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Mosquée sépulcrale de Qaytbay. Paris, 1877. Uncoloured. Lithography on tinted grounds. A fine copy. 500 x 325 mm.
Inquire about item N° 61328.

200 €   

¤ Lithograph by Bernard Schmidt. The mosque contained a madrasa together with the founder's mausoleum. To the right of the portal is a stone minaret, carved with stars in high relief. Rising from the structure on the southeast side is a small but magnificent mausoleum dome. Its surface is adorned with a carved straight-lined star pattern superimposed on another carved network of undulating arabesques.
From the author's "L'Art Arabe d'après les monuments du Kaire…". Emile Prisse d'Avennes, Orientalist & Muslim convert, obsessive in his attention to detail, was after Champollion the greatest pre-20th century Egyptologist. His interests were not, however, limited to Egyptology & he produced this, one of the most important books on the Islamic monuments of Egypt. A French nobleman by birth, though impoverished, Prisse d'Avennes seems to have spent his life in the pursuit of the exotic. After a period fighting for Greek independence Prisse d'Avennes travelled to India, a journey that prefigured his extensive Middle Eastern travels, which during the next 40 years took him to Palestine, Syria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia, & most importantly Egypt & Algeria where he lived. Like Coste, Prisse d'Avennes worked for the Viceroy Mehmet Ali until 1836. After that he explored Egypt on his own disguised as an Arab using the name Edris Effendi. In 1860, Prisse d'Avennes returned to France with the fruits of his travels: 300 folio drawings, 400 metres of bas-reliefs, 150 photographs of important architectural details, 150 sketches & daguerrotypes & numerous plans, details & elevations copied on the scene. Until his death in 1877 this wealth of material was to occupy him completely as he sought to organise it for publication.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Mosquée sépulcrale de Soultan Barqouq. Paris, 1877. Uncoloured. A good impression. 500 x 325 mm.
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30 €   

¤ Engraved by Jules Penel. From the author's "L'Art Arabe d'après les monuments du Kaire…". Emile Prisse d'Avennes, Orientalist & Muslim convert, obsessive in his attention to detail, was after Champollion the greatest pre-20th century Egyptologist. His interests were not, however, limited to Egyptology & he produced this, one of the most important books on the Islamic monuments of Egypt. A French nobleman by birth, though impoverished, Prisse d'Avennes seems to have spent his life in the pursuit of the exotic. After a period fighting for Greek independence Prisse d'Avennes travelled to India, a journey that prefigured his extensive Middle Eastern travels, which during the next 40 years took him to Palestine, Syria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia, & most importantly Egypt & Algeria where he lived. Like Coste, Prisse d'Avennes worked for the Viceroy Mehmet Ali until 1836. After that he explored Egypt on his own disguised as an Arab using the name Edris Effendi. In 1860, Prisse d'Avennes returned to France with the fruits of his travels: 300 folio drawings, 400 metres of bas-reliefs, 150 photographs of important architectural details, 150 sketches & daguerrotypes & numerous plans, details & elevations copied on the scene. Until his death in 1877 this wealth of material was to occupy him completely as he sought to organise it for publication.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Mosquée sépulcrale de Soultan Barqouq. Porte du Tombeau. (XIVe. siècle) Paris, 1877. Marginal water stains attaining the right corners of the lithographed area. Else very good conditions. 500 x 325 mm.
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250 €   

¤ Lithograph by Philippe Benoist. Representing a religious reading the Qoran inside Sultan Barqouq's mosque. From the author's "L'Art Arabe d'après les monuments du Kaire…". Emile Prisse d'Avennes, Orientalist & Muslim convert, obsessive in his attention to detail, was after Champollion the greatest pre-20th century Egyptologist. His interests were not, however, limited to Egyptology & he produced this, one of the most important books on the Islamic monuments of Egypt. A French nobleman by birth, though impoverished, Prisse d'Avennes seems to have spent his life in the pursuit of the exotic. After a period fighting for Greek independence Prisse d'Avennes traveled to India, a journey that prefigured his extensive Middle Eastern travels, which during the next 40 years took him to Palestine, Syria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia, & most importantly Egypt & Algeria where he lived. Like Coste, Prisse d'Avennes worked for the Viceroy Mehmet Ali until 1836. After that he explored Egypt on his own disguised as an Arab using the name Edris Effendi. In 1860, Prisse d'Avennes returned to France with the fruits of his travels: 300 folio drawings, 400 metres of bas-reliefs, 150 photographs of important architectural details, 150 sketches & daguerreotypes & numerous plans, details & elevations copied on the scene. Until his death in 1877 this wealth of material was to occupy him completely as he sought to organize it for publication.

PRISSE D'AVENNES,E. Petit tapis velouté. Paris, 1877. In original colours. Colour-lithography on tinted grounds. In very good condition. 510 x 235 mm.
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60 €   

¤ Beautiful lithograph by Lemoine. From the author's "L'Art Arabe d'après les monuments du Kaire…". Emile Prisse d'Avennes, Orientalist & Muslim convert, obsessive in his attention to detail, was after Cham