Adventures in Egypt and Nubia : the travels of William John Bankes (1786-1855) / Patricia Usick
de Usick, Patricia
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London : British Museum Press, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 224 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits (some color) ; 26 cm. Notes; Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Prologue -- The unexpected heir : trifling and study -- The pyramids in sight : Alexandria, Cairo, and Sinai -- Calm, heat, and crocodiles : the first Nubian voyage -- Ruins, inscriptions, and semiramis : Syria, Greece, and Asia Minor -- The traveller who leaves nothing unexplored : Jerusalem, Petra, and the Dead Sea -- The secret of the obelisk : return to Egypt -- The Nubian explorer : Dabod to Quban -- Vestiges of antiquity : Wadi es-Sebua to the Second Cataract -- Robbery and obstruction : the end of the journey -- Return to Europe : projects and plagiarism -- The Meroe Expedition and the outlaw -- A collection and a legacy -- Chronology. Subjects; Bankes, William John 1786-1855 Travel Nubia. Bankes, William John 1786-1855 Travel Egypt. Egyptology. Travel.
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- Título
- Adventures in Egypt and Nubia : the travels of William John Bankes (1786-1855) / Patricia Usick
- Autor
- Usick, Patricia
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- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
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- Edición
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0714118036
- ISBN 13
- 9780714118031
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- London : British Museum Press
- Lugar de publicación
- London, United Kingdom
- Fecha de publicación
- 2002
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