Aegyptus Hodierna, Map of Egypt — Johann Baptist Homann | DiscoverArt

Johann Baptist Homann

Aegyptus Hodierna, Map of Egypt

ca. 1720

Etching and engraving, hand-colored on laid paper

62.6 × 52.4 cm (24.6 × 20.6 in)

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