Coloring: Shown here with added hand coloring of highlights. Also available in original lithographic colors only.

Comments: A beautiful and popular half-folio print. The island of Bigge, adjacent to Philae, was the site of the tomb of Osiris. None but the priests from Philae were permited to set foot on the island, and they observed total silence during their visits.

Catalog Number: EI 97

Price: $425 uncolored, $525 colored.

 

Title: Part of the Ruins of a Temple on the Island of Bigge, Nubia.

Edition: Standard First Edition, 1842-49

Condition: Excellent.

Dimensions:

Paper : 16 1/2" x 2315/16"
Image: 9 3/16" x 13 13/16"