The flagship of Ptolemy Philopator. Coloured engraving, ca. 1804-1811.

  • Spalart, Robert von.
Date:
[1804?-1811?]
Reference:
662010i
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Costumes, manners, customs and material culture in Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Coloured engravings, ca. 1804-1811.
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Versuch über das Kostum der vorzüglichsten Völker des Alterthums, des Mittelalters und der neueren Zeiten. French. Atlas

Description

The ship is described by Athenaeus and Plutarch. The engraving shows 21 oars on each side

Publication/Creation

[Paris? Metz? Vienna?] : [publisher not identified], [1804?-1811?]

Physical description

1 print : engraving, with etching and watercolour

Lettering

V. u. d. K. I. Ab. II Th.; Antiq. Tom. II.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 662010i

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