Telmessus, Turkey: a water tomb with an arched top on a pedestal in the harbour. Lithograph by A.R. Grieve after J.H. Allan, ca. 1843.

  • Allan, John Harrison.
Date:
[1843]
Reference:
2200420i
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Description

The Lycian rock-cut tombs are seen in the sides of cliffs in the distance. The tombs are the most significant examples of funerary architecture in Telmessus

Publication/Creation

[London] : [Longman], [1843] ([London] (33 Nicholas Lane) : J. Grieve)

Physical description

1 print : lithograph ; image 26.4 x 20.5 cm

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Lettering

Telmessus, Lycia. J.H. Allan. A.R. Grieve, zinco.

References note

J.R. Abbey, Travel in aquatint and lithography 1770-1860, vol. I, London, 1957, pp. 177-178, no. 200.5 ("Sea-girt tomb")

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2200420i

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