Jean-Claude Golvin

Iconic map: Nile Valley from Alexandria to Abu Simbel

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Blue ink, Gouache, Graphite, Heavyweight wove paper, Watercolor

Dimensions

77.5 x 183 cm (Overall) 55.5 x 162.3 cm (Drawing)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

The Nile

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Iconic aerial map of the Nile Valley, from Alexandria to Abu Simbel. The drawing is in landscape format. It is organized within a frame drawn in ink. Traces of watercolor and inscriptions are visible in the margins.
The drawing depicts Egypt, with the Nile River running through it. On the left is the Mediterranean Sea, in the distance the Red Sea and Mount Sinai. A number of monuments have been built along the Nile, indicated by icons. From left to right are Alexandria, Fayoum, Siwa, Giza, Heliopolis, Barharia, Dakhla, Abydos, Khargeh, Medinet Habou, Douch, Louqsor, Karnak, Esna, El-Kab, Edfou, Eléphantine, Philae, Kalbsha, Ouadi es-Seboua, Abou Simbel.

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