Original sentence: Egypt was very much in vogue at this time, and travelers, collectors and lovers of antiquities were very keen to buy works depicting the great monuments of ancient Egypt or inspired by the East.He made a long tour in Egypt, Nubia, the Sinai, the Holy Land, Jordan and Lebanon.He was received by Muhammad Ali Pasha in Alexandria on 16 May 1839, shortly before his return to Britain.Roberts arrived in Egypt in 1838, a few years after Owen Jones.Set sail for Egypt on 31 August 1838 with the intention of producing drawings that he could later use as the basis for the paintings and lithographs to sell to the public
Edited sentence: Egypt was much in vogue at this time, and travelers, collectors and lovers of antiquities were keen to buy works inspired by the East or depicting the great monuments of ancient Egypt.His intent was to produce drawings that he could later use as the basis for the paintings and lithographs to sell to the public.Muhammad Ali Pasha received Roberts in Alexandria on 16 May 1839, shortly before his return to Britain.Roberts made a long tour in Egypt, Nubia, the Sinai, the Holy Land, Jordan and Lebanon.Roberts set sail for Egypt on 31 August 1838, a few years after Owen Jones