EGYPT Mokattam Hills near Cairo - 1878 German Print Xylograph

Description: Print Specifics: Type of print: Wood Engraving or Xylograph - an original German antique print Year of printing: not indicated in the print - actual 1878 Artist: Fiedler - Publisher: Druck und Verlag von Eduard Hallberger. Condition: 1 (1. Excellent - 2. Very good - 3. Good - 4. Fair). Light age toning of paper. Dimensions: 10 x 14 inches (25 x 36 cm), including blank margins (borders) around the image. Paper weight: 2-3 (1. Thick - 2. Heavier - 3. Medium heavy - 4. Slightly heavier - 5. Thin). Reverse side: BlankNotes: 1. Green color 'border' around the print in the photo is a contrasting background on which the print was photographed. 2. The print detail is sharper than the photo of the print. Original Narrative: Mokattam: The rocky hill behind the city is perfectly bare and barren. Before the Lord God-so runs the old legend-revealed himself to Moses on Mount Sinai, He told all the mountains that he purposed speaking to his elect servant on one of them. Immediately they all began to strain and stretch themselves that they might seem tall and big; Zion alone-the mount on which Jerusalem stands-bowed and was humble. Then, to reward its humility, the Lord commanded that all the other mountains should give the plants that grew upon them to grace and deck it. The Mokattam parted with all its verdure in favour of Zion, and hence its name, which recalls an Arabic word meaning "to part." The View from the top, especially with its sunset colouring, is magnificent. The thousand minarets of the city and the picturesque buildings of the Citadel are then tinted with a delicate rosy hue. The grandest of all the burial-grounds of the desert forms a noble foreground, the venerable Nile dotted with its lateen sails flows below us in its quiet majesty, and to the west, on the borders of the immeasurable desert, tower the huge and wondrous old Pyramids, gilded and reddened by the setting sun. At our feet are the Citadel with the mosque of Mohammed Ali, the old aqueduct on the left, and the domes of Imâm Shâfe'i. A still more varied view is commanded by a steep projection to the south of the old mosque of Giyûshi, the foreground being especially picturesque, while the horizon to the south seems more open and tempts our fancy to visit the wonders of Upper Egypt. Martin2001 Satisfaction Guaranteed Policy! Any print purchased from me may be returned for any (or no) reason for a full refund including all postage. Internet seller since 1998.Five-star service.

Price: 18 USD

Location: Manassas, Virginia

End Time: 2024-02-04T20:38:21.000Z

Shipping Cost: 4.45 USD