Adventures in Egypt and Nubia : the travels of William John Bankes (1786-1855) /

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Main Author: Usick, Patricia (Author)

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Language: English

Published: London : British Museum Press, 2002.

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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 
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