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SEGATO, Girolamo - VALERIANI, Domenico. Atlas of Lower and Upper Egypt illustrated by Professor Domenico Valeriani. Tomo primo [second]. Florence, Nello stabilimento posto nei Fondacci di S. Spirito No. 1993, 1835-1837. 2 Volumes in-folio large, 490x340 mm. Coeval half-morocco binding, gold friezes on spine. Tome I: [2] papers, 40 [i.e. 65] plates. Tome II: [2] papers, 41-99 [i.e. 94] plates papers. Total of 159 engraved plates, 44 of which are hand-colored, 7 on double page, 1 folded. Defects to bindings, internally some blooming, more pronounced in places, slight moisture glaze in outer margin of some plates. First edition. Monumental atlas, very rich illustrations depicting landscapes, temples, tombs, archaeological finds, sarcophagi, decorations, hieroglyphics and more. Segato, a chemist by profession, traveled to Egypt for a trading firm in 1818. In the company of engineer Lorenzo Masi, he explored and mapped a vast area south of the wadi Halfa and the Blue and White Nile. Many plates have been reincorporated from works by Denon, Gai and others, but some are taken from Segato's own original drawings. Blackmer 1521; Gay 2266. 2 large folio volumes, 490x340 mm. Bound in contemp. half-morocco, spines gilt. Volume I: [2] leaves, 40 [i.e. 65] plates. Volume II: [2] leaves, 41-99 [i.e. 94], plates. In total 159 engraved plates, of which 44 with fine coloring by hand, 7 double-page, 1 folded. Defects on the bindings, some foxing internally, more pronounced in some places, slight veiling of humidity on the outer margin of some plates. First edition. Monumental atlas, very rich illustrative kit depicting landscapes, temples, tombs, archaeological finds, sarcophagi, decorations, hieroglyphs and more. Segato, a chemist by profession, went to Egypt for a commercial firm in 1818. In company with Lorenzo Masi, an engineer, he explored and mapped a large area south of wadi Halfa and the Blue and White Niles. Most of the plates have been re-engraved from standard works by Denon, Gai etc., but a number are after original drawings by Segato himself.

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SEGATO, Girolamo - VALERIANI, Domenico. Atlas of Lower and Upper Egypt illustrated by Professor Domenico Valeriani. Tomo primo [second]. Florence, Nello stabilimento posto nei Fondacci di S. Spirito No. 1993, 1835-1837. 2 Volumes in-folio large, 490x340 mm. Coeval half-morocco binding, gold friezes on spine. Tome I: [2] papers, 40 [i.e. 65] plates. Tome II: [2] papers, 41-99 [i.e. 94] plates papers. Total of 159 engraved plates, 44 of which are hand-colored, 7 on double page, 1 folded. Defects to bindings, internally some blooming, more pronounced in places, slight moisture glaze in outer margin of some plates. First edition. Monumental atlas, very rich illustrations depicting landscapes, temples, tombs, archaeological finds, sarcophagi, decorations, hieroglyphics and more. Segato, a chemist by profession, traveled to Egypt for a trading firm in 1818. In the company of engineer Lorenzo Masi, he explored and mapped a vast area south of the wadi Halfa and the Blue and White Nile. Many plates have been reincorporated from works by Denon, Gai and others, but some are taken from Segato's own original drawings. Blackmer 1521; Gay 2266. 2 large folio volumes, 490x340 mm. Bound in contemp. half-morocco, spines gilt. Volume I: [2] leaves, 40 [i.e. 65] plates. Volume II: [2] leaves, 41-99 [i.e. 94], plates. In total 159 engraved plates, of which 44 with fine coloring by hand, 7 double-page, 1 folded. Defects on the bindings, some foxing internally, more pronounced in some places, slight veiling of humidity on the outer margin of some plates. First edition. Monumental atlas, very rich illustrative kit depicting landscapes, temples, tombs, archaeological finds, sarcophagi, decorations, hieroglyphs and more. Segato, a chemist by profession, went to Egypt for a commercial firm in 1818. In company with Lorenzo Masi, an engineer, he explored and mapped a large area south of wadi Halfa and the Blue and White Niles. Most of the plates have been re-engraved from standard works by Denon, Gai etc., but a number are after original drawings by Segato himself.

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