Treasure: Who depicts the glory of the Orman Empire in the past?

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This illustration comes from "Landscapes in Egypt, Palestine, and Ottoman Empires". It depicts scenes explored within an Egyptian pyramid. It was published between 1801 and 1804. The creator was Italian artist Louisi May.you.

Mel and the then British Austrian Empire Ambassador Ansley had a good personal relationship. With the funding of Sir Ansley, he spent 16 years traveled to the Ottoman Empire, drawing the Balans, the Greek Islands, Turkey and Egypt, etc.Ancient sites including the ground.

For most Europeans, the Ottoman Empire at the end of the 18th century was a strange, exotic country.A series of works of Mel meet the curiosity of Europeans about this distant mysterious land.

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