Two portfolios with 45 loose sheets of mounted drawings and watercolours.

Detail of a column capital from the Hathor temple at Philae, including faint notes of measurements:

• ink drawing
• mounted
• [on mount, verso] 'Chapiteaux restaurés Temple de Vénus Athor'. (ink note)
• 26.5 by 24.9 cm

Detail of a column capital from the Hathor temple at Philae, including faint notes of measurements:

• ink drawing
• mounted
• [on mount, verso] 'Chapiteaux restaurés Temple de Vénus Athor'. (ink note)
• 26.7 by 25.2 cm

Drawings of the cartouches of Ramesses II from the New Kingdom temple at el-Sebua (numbered 2 and 3):

• pencil drawing
• mounted
• [on recto, left side] '1. les figures de la cour pareilles à celles de Ghirché l'embrasemr de porte à droite est plus refouillé pour l'épaisseur de la porte'. (pencil note)
• [on recto, right side] '4. les colosses à droite et à gauche de la porte sont à terre ils sont figurés debout dans la vue pour donner plus d'intéret'. (pencil note)
• [on mount, verso] '3. Plan et détails'. (ink note)
• 31.1 by 7 cm

Plan of Luxor temple, with several additional renderings of temple pylon and details of features such as colossi and obelisks. The plan and view are by Lenoir, and the plate reference is from an unknown book:

• engraving
• mounted
• [on recto, top edge] 'PALAIS A THÈBES. (Louqsor.) Pl. 3'. (ink note)
• [on recto, bottom edge] 'Alb. Lenoir del. E. Ollwier sc.', 'ARCHITECTURE CIVILE, Luxor Temple'. (ink notes)
• 22.1 by 14.7 cm

Plan of the Ramesseum by J. N. Huyot:

• engraving
• mounted
• [on recto, top edge] 'Plan du Rhamession restauré par l'arche Huyot. le noir indique ce qui reste le gris ce qui est restauré'. (ink note)
• [on recto, bottom edge] 'les lignes indiquent les voutes en briques crues dans lesquels etaient conservés les grains pr les famines.' (ink note)
• [on mount, verso] '3. Plan du Rhamesseion.' (ink note)
• 14.9 by 11.9 cm

A set of three small engravings mounted together, representing the names of the twelve calendar months in hieroglyphs:

• engraving
• mounted
• [on engraving, reading right to left] '3', '2' and '1'. (ink note)
• [on mount, verso] 'Peintures des Tombeaux de la Vallée des Reines'. (ink note)
• 27 by 1.7 cm (made up of three engravings, each one 9 by 1.7 cm)

Plan of an ideal Egyptian temple based on the plans of the Ramesseum and Karnak:

• tracing
• mounted
• [on mount, verso] '2. Plan de Karnac.'. (ink note)
• 26 by 7.7 cm

Partial view of the architecture of an Islamic building:

• watercolour
• mounted
• [on mount, verso] 'Construction Arabe moderne.' (ink note)
• 13.5 by 19.6 cm

Plan and detailed section of the small temple at Abu Simbel, including a separate drawing at the top left of the statue of the goddess Hathor in bovine form protecting the king between two Hathor-headed pillars (41):

• watercolour
• pencil drawing
• mounted
• [on recto] 'PLAN ET COUPE DU TEMPLE D'HATOR A IBSAMBOUL'. (pencil note)
• [on recto, bottom edge] 'NUBIE.R.E', '1838 18 mai'. (pencil note)
• [on mount, verso] 'Temple de Vénus Athor à Ibsamboul'. (ink note)
• 24.5 by 34 cm

View of the colossi of Ramesses II from the Great Temple of Abu Simbel:

• watercolour
• mounted
• 48.5 by 39.3 cm

Plan of the great temple at Abu Simbel, including a separate drawing of the four seated statues of the king and the gods at (115):

• watercolour
• pencil drawing
• mounted
• [on recto, bottom edge] 'GRAND TEMPLE D'IBSAMBOUL NUBIE.R.O'. (pencil note)
• [on mount] 'Grand Temple d'Ibsamboul'. (ink note)
• 24.5 by 34 cm

View of both rock-cut temples at Abu Simbel from the river Nile:

• watercolour
• mounted
• [on mount, verso] 'Vue d'ensemble des temples d'Isamboul'. (ink note)
• 48.3 by 36.8 cm

Catacomb (also known as the Grand catacomb) within the Wardian area at Alexandria, two individuals visible in the background using candlelight:

• watercolour
• mounted
• [on recto, edges of watercolour] 'la Nécropole bains de Cléopâtre'. (pencil note)
• [on mount, bottom edge] 'Alexandrie, Bain de Cléopâtre'. (ink note)
• [on mount, verso] 'nº 2'. (ink note)
• 34.4 by 25 cm

View of Alexandria, including Pompey's Pillar:

• watercolour
• mounted
• [on recto, bottom left edge] 'chameau mort devoré par les chiens'. (ink note)
• [on recto, bottom right edge] 'hr. 28m 748 tout ensemble compris fond.on colonne dite de Pompée'. (ink note)
• [on mount, top edge] 'Alexandrie'. (ink note)
• [on mount, bottom edge] 'Colonne de Pompée'. (ink note)
• [on mount, verso] 'nº 2'. (ink note)
• 34.4 by 25 cm

View of the temple of Montu in Armant:

• watercolour
• mounted
• [on recto, bottom left corner] 'herment'. (pencil note)
• [on recto, bottom right corner] 'herment'. (ink note)
• [on mount, verso] '2. Petit temple ou Mammisi d'Herment'. (ink note)
• 34.2 by 24.6 cm

View of the Nile and nearby buildings at Aswan:

• watercolour
• mounted
• [on recto, bottom right corner] 'ASSOUAN 5 [ ]'. (ink note)
• [on mount, bottom edge] 'Vue d'Assouan (Moyenne Egypte.)'. (pencil note)
• 17.7 by 12.5 cm

Sectioned plan and details of the rock temple at Beit el-Wali in Nubia, including details of the relief scenes:

• watercolour
• mounted
• [on recto, bottom edge] 'une des deux colonnes a été supprimée pour voir l'offrande à Osiris NUBIE R.O Beit oualle petit temple'. (ink note)
• [on mount, verso] 'Beit el-Wâli, Rock Temple'. (ink note)
• 33.9 by 21.5 cm

Relief scene from the sanctuary of the rock temple at Beit el-Wali in Nubia, depicting the young king Ramesses II suckled by the god Anukis at (40) and including some lines of hieroglyphic text. On the bottom right side is a small plan of the temple space:

• watercolour
• mounted
• [on recto, top left] 'Beyt Oually, Le roi seigneur du monde soleil gardien de justice prenom de Rhamses II frere de Rhamses le grand'. (pencil note)
• [on recto, left side] 'mur en coupe'. (pencil note)
• [on recto, bottom left] 'Sur le parement O du plan le Roi Rhamses II (Sesostris) nourri par la déesse Anouké au 5e de l'exécution'. (pencil note)
• [on recto, top right] 'Beyt oually R.O. ta mere anouké dame de Abidos ? nom de ville'. (pencil note)
• [on mount, verso] 'Temple de Beyt Oually Peinture murale. Sésostris nourri par la déesse Anouké'. (ink note)
• 28.1 by 34 cm

Boat with rows of men with oars, middle boat from a larger relief scene on the fifth register at (12) of the tomb of Amenemhat (Tomb 2, Beni Hasan). On the upper corners of the watercolour are small separate sketches of the details of shields on the cabin from the boat at the right side:

• watercolour
• mounted
• [on recto, top] 'la reine dans la barque avec 1 ou 2 femmes' and 'qu'est ce que cela? ne serait ce pas une [ ] pour [ ] du maitre de la barque qui est assis au dessous? ou pr [ ] la voile?'. (pencil note)
• [on recto, bottom edge] 'chaque marin a un petit cotte ou tablier blanc dans certaines barques on voit quelquefois les marins assis les extremités de la barque sont blanches'. (pencil note)
• [on recto, bottom right corner] 'BENI HASSAN'. (pencil note)
• 21.6 by 17.1 cm

Interior of a tomb at Beni Hasan (tomb 18), with a small plan of the tomb interior in the lower left corner:

• watercolour
• mounted
• [on mount, bottom edge] 'BENI-HASSAN. TOMBEAUX. Intérieur d'un Tombeau'. (ink note)
• 27.6 by 19 cm

Plan of the tombs of Khnumhotep III (tomb 3) and Amenemhet (tomb 2) at Beni Hasan:

• watercolour
• mounted
• [on mount] 'BENI-HASSAN. TOMBEAUX'. (ink note)
• 13 by 9.2 cm

Boats from Beni Hasan tomb relief scenes. On the upper half is a boat with several rowers and men at the bow steering, followed by another boat with a larger standing figure at the bow; the second boat on the right within the fourth register at (6) of the tomb of Khnumhotep (Tomb 3, Beni Hasan). The lower left side sketch shows the stern of a boat found on the left within the fifth register at (12) of the tomb of Amenemhat (Tomb 2, Beni Hasan), the lower right side sketch is a detailed boat from the right side within the sixth register at (15) also of the tomb of Amenemhat (Tomb 2, Beni Hasan):

• watercolour
• mounted
• [on recto, top right] 'grand prêtre'. (pencil note)
• [on recto, centre] 'culottes et robes blanches (probablement des pretres)', 'barque du defunt'. (pencil notes)
• [on recto, bottom left] 'il y a parfois 2 gouvernails', 'corps mort'. (pencil notes)
• [on recto, bottom right] 'cette surface listé en jaune ressemble à une bandiere (drapeau) ou rideau pr cacher les femmes lorsqu'elles ont besoin d'etre seule'. (pencil note)
• [on recto, bottom right corner] 'BENI HASSAN'. (pencil note)
• 21.6 by 15.7 cm

Entrance to the tomb of Khnumhotep III at Beni Hasan (tomb 3):

• watercolour
• mounted
• [on mount, bottom edge] 'BENI-HASSAN. TOMBEAUX. Portique à l'entrée d'un Tombeau'. (ink note)
• [on mount, verso] 'nº 11'. (ink note)
• 27.5 by 19.2 cm

Series of panoramic views of Cairo, upper image shows several important sites including the pyramids at Giza and Saqqara:

• watercolour
• mounted
• [on recto, top row of text] 'Montagne El Mokattam ou Chaine Arabique', 'Côté de la Moyenne Egypte', 'Pyramides de Zakkarah', 'Pyramides de Gyzeh'. (ink notes)
• [on recto, bottom right side] '1'. (ink note)
• [on mount, bottom edge] 'PANORAMA DU CAIRE'. (ink note)
• [on mount, verso] 'nº 7'. (ink note)
• 56 by 11.4 cm

View of Cairo, looking west across the southern cemetery towards the pyramids of Giza:

• watercolour
• mounted
• [on mount, bottom edge] 'Vue du Caire'. (pencil note)
• [on mount, verso] '2. Vue d'ensemble'. (ink note)
• 21 by 10 cm

Series of panoramic city views of Cairo, lower image includes several important sites within the city:

• watercolour
• mounted
• [on recto, bottom row of text] 'Côté de la Basse Egypte', La Citadelle'. (ink notes)
• [on recto, bottom right side] '3'. (ink note)
• [on mount, bottom edge] 'PANORAMA DU CAIRE'. (ink note)
• [on mount, verso] 'nº 7'. (ink note)
• 56 by 11.4 cm

Series of panoramic city views of Cairo, central image includes several important mosques:

• watercolour
• mounted
• [on recto, middle row of text] 'Prise d'Eau', 'Plaine où eut lieu la Bataille entre les Français et les Mamelouks.', 'Mosquée Sultan Hassan', 'Couvent des Derviches', 'Mosquée Ibrahim Aga', 'Mosquée El-Moyed'. (ink notes)
• [on recto, bottom right side] '2'. (ink note)
• [on mount, bottom edge] 'PANORAMA DU CAIRE'. (ink note)
• [on mount, verso] 'nº 7'. (ink note)
• 56 by 11.4 cm

Bayn el-Qasrain (Between the Two Palaces) street in Cairo, with the madrasas of Sultans Qalawun and Barquq on the left and the madrasa of Sultan al-Zahir Baybars ahead:

• watercolour
• mounted
• [on mount, bottom edge] 'Grande rue au Caire'. (ink note)
• [on mount, verso] '1. Grande Rue du Caire'. (ink note)
• 25 by 34.5 cm

Plan of the Isis temple at Daod, including the cartouches of a Roman emperor at the top left corner:

• watercolour
• mounted
• [on recto, top edge] 'PLANS PARTICULIER ET GENERAL DU TEMPLE DE DEBOUDE'. (ink note)
• [on recto] 'au 10e du plan particer N.R.O. DEBOUDE'. (pencil note)
• [on mount, verso] 'TEMPLE de DEBOUDE'. (ink note)
• 27.4 by 36.7 cm