Carsten Niebuhrs Reisebeschreibung nach Arabien und andern umliegenden Ländern
Carsten Niebuhr's 1778 German travel account of Arabia and neighbouring lands, a scholarly record of archaeology and topography compiled by a Danish expedition member for European readers. The engravings show carved Indian figure groups, a stepped stone monument with rows of figures, and a walled town seen across open desert, giving designers plain, measured records of ancient sculpture and early topographic views.
