The portfolios includes views of antiquities in Iraq, Syria and Turkey, including Ctesiphon, Erzurum, Damascus, Van, Amadiyah, Nimrod, Bagdad,... Show moreThe portfolios includes views of antiquities in Iraq, Syria and Turkey, including Ctesiphon, Erzurum, Damascus, Van, Amadiyah, Nimrod, Bagdad, Mosul, and Karbala. Sculptures at Nimroud - Lions ; Moosul ; Hit ; Distant view of Mount Ararat ; Arab Encampment, near the Birs Nimrod ; Sheikh Adi ; Baghdad ; Roman Ruin in the Desert on way to Palmyra ; Sculptures in the Mount at Nimroud ; Night with the Nestorian Patriarch in the Village of Be-a-latha ; Ruined Fortress of Hoschab ; Sculptures in the Mound at Nimroud ; Vignette of Camels' Heads ; Hussein Sheikh of the Alouins ; Damascus ; Lake Van & Town of Ardische ; Tauk Kesra. Ctesiphon ; Fortress & Town of Van. Armenia ; Leezan ; Amadia ; Julamerk ; Interior of the Khoordish Chief's House in the Village of Espindar ; Palmyra ; Erzroum : Ssipan Dagh ; Kerbela. by Robert Clive. Esq.e. Title and date from item. The portfolios houses 26 views and subjects on 24 lithographed plates, one folding (of Palmyra), loose in modern cloth portfolio with remains of the original cover (including lithographed title) mounted on upper cover. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2017.0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24222185 BIB-ID: 2580880 Show less
Collection of plates showing interior and exterior views of buildings in Burgos, Madrid, Córdoba, Granada, Gibraltar, Jérez and Seville, with... Show moreCollection of plates showing interior and exterior views of buildings in Burgos, Madrid, Córdoba, Granada, Gibraltar, Jérez and Seville, with figures and animals. by D. Roberts Title from item, date devised by LIbrary staff. In 19th-century half brown morocco, brown cloth-covered boards; spine lettered 'Sketches in Spain.' and 'Roberts.' The 'Table of Contents' on the verso of the engraved dedication calls for XXVI pl. - including engraved title page. Most plates are unsigned. A few are signed in the plate by David Roberts, or as lithographically printed by Day & Son. The engraved dedication carries on its verso a list of the plates, in which the lithographers were named as T.S. Boys, W. Gauci, T. Allom, T.S. Cooper, L. Haghe and D. Roberts. The work is dedicated by David Roberts to the Marquis of Lansdowne. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.03447 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i10177565 BIB-ID: 1019392 Show less
