Thousand Miles up the Nile

Name: Thousand Miles up the Nile
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ISBN: 9781906393076

ISBN-10: 1906393079

ISBN-13: 9781906393076

Edition: 2008

Authors: Amelia B. Edwards

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Travelling by dahabiah, a well-appointed sailing craft peculiar to the Nile, and armed with sketch-book and measuring tape, Amelia Edwards carefully recorded all she saw of the temples, graves, and monuments - even discovering a buried chapel of her own- and provided in A Thousand Miles Up The Nile the first general archaeological survey of Egypt's ruins. The book is full of historical footnotes and careful details. Amelia Edwards was responsible for founding the first chair in Egyptology (a science she helped create) at University College London, and was behind the appointment of Sir Flinders Petrie. She established herself as one of the authorities on the subject of Ancient Egypt and her…

Book details

List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Trotamundas Press, Limited
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 303
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English