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The obelisk and the Englishman : the pioneering discoveries of Egyptologist William Bankes  Cover Image Book Book

The obelisk and the Englishman : the pioneering discoveries of Egyptologist William Bankes / Dorothy U. Seyler.

Seyler, Dorothy U. (Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781633880368 (hardcover) :
  • Physical Description: 304 pages : illustrations (some colour), map ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Amherst, New York : Prometheus Books, 2015.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The second son -- College connections: a brave new world! -- London: politics and power -- Time to get away -- Egypt: a gift of the Nile -- The first Egyptologist -- Daring and perseverance: from the Holy Land to Jerash -- Packed for Petra: paint boxes and guns -- Artists set sail: William begins his great second journey up the Nile -- William meets Ramesses II: excavations in Nubia -- Obelisks and king lists: William's discoveries at Philae and Abydos -- The explorer returns -- Fathers and sons -- Final journeys -- Last-and lasting-gifts to the future.
Subject: Bankes, William John, -1855.
Egyptologists > Great Britain > Biography.
Egyptology > Great Britain > History > 19th century.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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Stroud Branch 932.007202 Banke-S 31681002504215 NONFIC Available -


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