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Author Seyler, Dorothy U.

Title The obelisk and the Englishman : the pioneering discoveries of Egyptologist William Bankes / by Dorothy U. Seyler. [Boundless electronic resource]

Publication Info. Prometheus Books, 2015.
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Contents 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.
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Subject Bankes, William John, 1786-1855.
Bankes, William John, 1786-1855.
Chronological Term 1800-1899
Subject Egyptologists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Egyptology -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Egyptologists.
Egyptology.
Great Britain.
Genre Electronic books.
Biography.
History.
Added Author Boundless (Digital media service)
ISBN 9781633880375 : $12.99
1633880370 : $12.99
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