{"title":"Niebuhr, Carsten","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"measurements-of-some-obelisks-and-pyramids-in-egypt-niebuhr-1773-old-print-p-6-111791","title":"Measurements of some obelisks and pyramids in Egypt—Niebuhr 1773 old print","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e[Messungen einiger Obelisken und Pyramiden in Egypten—Measurements of some obelisks and pyramids in Egypt]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn intriguing Enlightenment plate concerned with the practical measurement of Egyptian antiquities rather than their picturesque effect. It illustrates methods for taking dimensions from obelisks and pyramids, using lines of sight, measured distances and geometrical projection, alongside details of an obelisk, pyramid forms and an architectural plan. The plate reflects Niebuhr’s unusually exact approach: he was not merely describing Egypt as a traveller, but recording it with the habits of a trained surveyor and engineer. It is a good companion to his maps and city plans, showing the empirical methods behind the work. The original explanatory text pages are not available with this print, but we include a legend sheet transcribing the original German key with English translation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53342830231899,"sku":"P-6-111791","price":36.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/9583\/1643\/files\/P-6-111791a.jpg?v=1780947929"},{"product_id":"urbis-kahira-nec-non-oppidorum-bulak-masr-cairo-city-plan-giza-niebuhr-1773-map-p-6-111798","title":"Urbis Kahira nec non oppidorum Bulak Masr… Cairo city plan—Giza—Niebuhr 1773 map","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eUrbis Kahira nec non oppidorum Bulak Masr el Attik et Dsjise Ichnographia [Ground plan of the city of Cairo and the towns of Bulak, Old Cairo and Giza]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne of the most substantial and desirable plates from Niebuhr’s Egyptian material: a detailed plan of Cairo with Bulak, Old Cairo and Giza. The key identifies the residence of the ruling Pasha, the Citadel, Janissary and Assab quarters, Sultan Hasan, al-Azhar, Khan al-Khalili, the Jewish quarter, foreign consulates, churches, cemeteries, birkets, bridges and industrial sites. Niebuhr’s plan was made from pacing and compass observations, giving it the character of a working traveller’s survey rather than a decorative city view. It is a rich record of eighteenth-century Cairo’s political, religious, commercial and hydraulic geography. The original explanatory text pages are not available with this map, but we include a legend sheet transcribing the original German key with English translation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53342830854491,"sku":"P-6-111798","price":320.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/9583\/1643\/files\/P-6-111798a.jpg?v=1780947936"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.antiquemapsandprints.com\/collections\/niebuhr-carsten.oembed","provider":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}