Jewish Man in Cairo
Cornelis de Bruyn
1714
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This engraving depicting a Jewish man in Cairo, Egypt is from Cornelis de Bruyn’s travelogue, Reizen van Corn. de Bruyn door de vermaardste deelen van Klein Asia, de eylanden Scio, Rhodus, Cyprus enz. mitsg. de voornaamste steden van Aegypten, Syrien en Palestina, first published in Delft, the Netherlands, in 1698. Before the advent of photography, it was not uncommon for artists to travel to what were considered exotic or picturesque locations in Europe, North Africa, and the Near East, and to produce artworks upon their return home that helped satisfy the curiosity of the public about distant places and peoples.
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Cornelis de Bruyn, from Voyage au Levant, c'est-à-dire, dans les principaux endroits de l'Asie Mineure, dans les isles de Chio, Rhodes, & Chypre, &c., de même que dans les plus considérables villes d'Égypte, de Syrie, et de la Terre Sainte (Paris: Guillaume Cavelier, 1714), p. x34-35. Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 5.
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