Travels Along the Mediterranean and Parts Adjacent - In Company With the Earl of Belmore, During the Years 1816-17-18

Klappentext Physician Robert Richardson published this two-volume account of ancient and modern Egypt and the Near East in 1822. Zusammenfassung Physician Robert Richardson (1779–1847) accompanied the household of the earl of Belmore on a tour of the eastern Mediterranean in his yacht, and dedicated this two-volume work to his patron in 1822. Volume 1 recounts their journey up the Nile, exploring both the antiquities of Egypt and the modern cities. Inhaltsverzeichnis Dedication; Preface; 1. Departure from Southampton; 2. Alexandria; 3. Bay of Aboukir; 4. Cairo; 5. Pyramids of Gheeza; 6. Voyage up the Nile; 7. Egyptian deities; 8. Gheneh; 9. The valley of Biban el Melook; 10. Voyage up the Nile; 11. Assouan; 12. Nubia; 13. Assouan tropical well; 14. Koom Ombos.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Richardson
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2014
• EAN: 9781108076029
• ISBN: 978-1-108-07602-9
• No. of pages: 564
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous