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Pyramids

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  • An ornate garden obelisk decorated with urns and cherubs. Etching by J. Schynvoet after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.
  • An ornate garden obelisk with a battle scene carved in relief on the base. Etching by J. Schynvoet after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.
  • An ornate garden obelisk flanked by women with writing materials and blank tablets. Etching by J. Goeree after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.
  • A classical courtyard filled with natural philosophers, scientists and artists. Engraving after S. Le Clerc.
  • An ornate garden obelisk with a triumphal arch carved on the base. Etching by J. Goeree after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.
  • Lot and his family flee Sodom as it burns; Lot's wife faces the terrible scene, aghast. Coloured lithograph after J. Martin.
  • An ornate garden obelisk embellished with statues and urns. Etching by J. Schynvoet after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.
  • An ornate garden obelisk flanked by statues of women holding garden produce. Etching by J. Goeree after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.
  • Geology: comparative heights of mountains, with a pyramid for scale. Coloured engraving by S. Hall, 1817.
  • Archaeology: the tallest structures of the world. Mixed method engraving after A.M. Perrot.
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    An ornate garden obelisk flanked by potted citrus trees. Etching by J. Goeree after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.

    Schijnvoet, Simon, 1653-1727. | Reference: 26569i
    Part of: S Schynvoet's Voorbeelden der lusthof-cieraaden zynde piramiden, eerzuylen en andere bywerken
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    Engineering: a portable pumping engine, used in Egypt. Coloured lithograph, [post 1875].

    | Reference: 45367i
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    A crocodile in Egypt. Etching.

    | Reference: 41078i
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    The house of the hidden places : a clue to the creed of early Egypt from Egyptian sources / by W. Marsham Adams.

    | Date: 1895
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    Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including a flogging, a mob by the Palace of Westminster [?], a soldier being cashiered, and a paddle-steamer exploding on the Nile. Coloured lithograph, [c.1844?].

    | Date: 1841 | Reference: 46294i
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