Jean-Claude Golvin

Iconic map: the Nile of Ramses II

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Blue ink, Drawing paper, Gouache (highlights), Graphite, Watercolor

Dimensions

71.2 x 100 cm (Overall) 57.8 x 82.8 cm (Drawing)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Illustrated card

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Iconic map of the Nile Valley by Ramses II. 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. Inscriptions appear on the reverse.
The map shows the Nile valley up to its mouth on the Mediterranean Sea, the relief and the Red Sea, as well as several cities: Pi-Ramses, Heliopolis, Saqqarah, Memphis, Abydos, Thebes, etc. Icons depict their main monuments. Icons depict their main monuments and exceptional treasures.

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