L’Obélisque de Luxor. Histoire de sa translation à Paris. Description des travaux auxquels il a donné lieu, avec un appendice sur les calculs des appareils d’abattage, d’embarquement, de halage et d’érection. Détails pris sur les lieux(…). Suivi d’un extrait de l’ouvrage de Fontana sur la translation de l’Obélisque du Vatican.

Item #M6970

Very rare first edition. Carillan-Goery et Dalmont, Paris, 1839. Folio, 214 pages, xv plates, 1 map. Contemporary red half-leather with gilded spine. Front and back covers have been restored and are in fine condition. Light browning on some pages, more important on the last plates. Includes a map of Egypt and 15 folded double plates representing the erection of the obelisk on the Place de la Concorde in Paris. A very good copy. Language: French. Relevant subjects: Egypt: New Kingdom, Architecture and techniques.

Language: French.

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