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Title
Ruines du Palais de Memnon, toutes chargées d'hiéroglyphes.
Names
Norden, Frederik Ludvig, 1708-1742 (Artist)
Tuscher, Markus, 1705-1751 (Engraver)
Collection

The antiquities, natural history, ruins and other curiosities of Egypt, Nubia and Thebes. Exemplified in near two hundred drawings taken on the spot

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1780
Place: London
Publisher: Printed for Lockyer Davis
Library locations
General Research Division
Shelf locator: *OBM+++ (Norden, F. L. Antiquities, natural history)
Topics
Egypt -- Description and travel
Egypt -- Antiquities
Ramesseum (Thebes, Egypt)
Genres
Illustrations
Prints
Notes
Content: C. Portique d'un temple, dont la colomne a. est de 24 pieds danois de circonference, D. et E. Apparement la gallerie, autour de la cour, en quelle anciennement êtoit plaçée la statue colossale du Memnon, qui rendoit le son, au lever du soleil, F. Muraille derrière la gallerie, G. Fragment de la dite statue, faite du granit noir, dans la même actitude, que les precedentes A et B, H. Un colosse entier, d'une seule piece de granit, de la même actitude, renversé, I. Tête colossale coëffée à l'Égyptienne.
Physical Description
Engravings
Extent: 27 x 45 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 22640888
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14293128
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3ea79b80-c6ba-012f-f061-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1708: Creator Born
  • 1742: Creator Died
  • 1780: Issued
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

General Research Division, The New York Public Library. "Ruines du Palais de Memnon, toutes chargées d'hiéroglyphes." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1780. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-65e6-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

General Research Division, The New York Public Library. "Ruines du Palais de Memnon, toutes chargées d'hiéroglyphes." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-65e6-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

General Research Division, The New York Public Library. (1780). Ruines du Palais de Memnon, toutes chargées d'hiéroglyphes. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-65e6-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Ruines du Palais de Memnon, toutes chargées d'hiéroglyphes.