Travels in Egypt and Nubia. / By Frederick Lewis Norden, F.R.S. Captain of the Danish Navy. Translated from the original published by command of his Majesty the King of Denmark. And enlarged with observations from ancient and modern authors, that have written on the antiquities of Egypt, by Dr. Peter Templeman. In two volumes. …
Captain Frederik Ludvig Norden (1708-1742)
Category
Books
Date
1757
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 3042215
Summary
Bibliographic description
2 v. : ill., maps, port. ; fol. Pencil “494/2” on pastedown. Provenance: armorial bookplate: The Honble. Charles Yorke [i.e. Charles Yorke (1722-1770), younger brother of the 2nd Earl of Hardwicke; Lord Chancellor, 1770]. Binding: eighteenth-century diced goat over boards on six double raised cords, gilt spine tooling includes bird tool, olive-green and dark blue spine labels, gilt floral border rolls on covers include thistle tool, gilt floral roll on board edges, gilt crown and foliage roll on board inners, marbled edges to match endpapers, olive-green silk bookmarks.
Makers and roles
Captain Frederik Ludvig Norden (1708-1742), author Peter Templeman, translator Marcus Tuscher (Nuremberg 1705 – Copenhagen 1751), engraver (printmaker) Cramer, Peter, illustrator George Martin Preissler (1700-1754), illustrator Haas, Jonas, 1720-1775, engraver (printmaker)