Adventures in Egypt and Nubia : the travels of William John Bankes (1786-1855) /
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Call Number: DT53 .U85 2002
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245 | 1 | 0 | |a Adventures in Egypt and Nubia : |b the travels of William John Bankes (1786-1855) / |c Patricia Usick. |
264 | 1 | |a London : |b British Museum Press, |c 2002. | |
300 | |a 224 pages : |b illustrations (some color), maps, ports. (some col.) ; |c 26 cm. | ||
336 | |2 rdacontent |a text |b txt | ||
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504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
505 | 0 | |a 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. | |
600 | 1 | 0 | |a Bankes, William John, |d 1786-1855 |x Travel |z Egypt. |9 26185 |
600 | 1 | 0 | |a Bankes, William John, |d 1786-1855 |x Travel |z Nubia. |9 26185 |
650 | 0 | |a Egyptology |z Great Britain. | |
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