Modern Egypt and Thebes - Being a Description of Egypt, Including Information Required for

Klappentext Published in 1843 by a pioneer of British Egyptology, this two-volume guide is replete with information for the contemporary traveller. Zusammenfassung A pioneering Egyptologist, Sir John Gardner Wilkinson (1797–1875) expanded his Topography of Thebes and General View of Egypt (1835) into this two-volume guide of 1843. It not only gives advice for the contemporary traveller, but also provides modern readers with a vivid snapshot of Egypt in the mid-nineteenth century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Index; Introduction; 1. Approach to Alexandria; 2. History of Alexandria; 3. Boolak and Cairo; 4. The natron lakes; Appendix.

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• Authors: John Gardner Wilkinson
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.09.2013
• EAN: 9781108065092
• ISBN: 978-1-108-06509-2
• No. of pages: 504
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Egyptology; Modern Egypt and Thebes 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Egypt, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Middle Eastern history, Archaeology by period / region, Ancient Egypt, Egyptian Archaeology / Egyptology, HISTORY / Middle East / Egypt