The artist David Roberts toured the Middle East in 1839. I have included a selection of images from his visit to Egypt at that time. The words beneath the main images are a combination of extracts from Roberts' Journal and other works.

The pictures are after lithographs by Louis Haghe from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts R.A.

To see a larger view of an image click on the thumbnail.

The Great Sphinx

Cleopatra's Needle

Hadjar Silsilis, or the Rock of the Chain

Temple of Edfu

Temple of Edfu

Temple of Edfu

The Temple of Dendera

The Temple of Esne

The Temple of Kom-Ombo

Cairo

Cairo

The Great Temple of Abu-Simbel

The Temple of Philae

The Ruins of Karnak

Colossal Statues of Amunoph III - Thebes

The Pyramids at Gizah

Last modified on 11 April 2005