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Tropical plants
1820, Lithograph
Tropical plants
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31080
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Tropical plants
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1820
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33.5 x 37.5 cm
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Lithograph
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Giovanni Battista Belzoni was an Italian explorer and archaeologist, born in Padua (Padova). In 1803 he was working in England as a circus strong man, and exhibiting models of hydraulic engines. In 1815 he went to Cairo to try and sell his hydraulic engines to Muhammad 'Ali Pasha, and within two years had begun a new career, excavating Egyptian tombs and temples.
Plants indigenous to ancient Egypt included flowers, reeds and herbs, all of which were useful and an important part of the culture. Plants were used to make furniture, baskets and paper, while others had medicinal uses. Still others were, of course, used for food and for offerings to the gods.
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