A   Brief Account of the Researches and Discoveries in Upper Egypt, Made Under the Direction of Henry Salt, Esq.: To Which Is Added a Detailed Catalog

A Brief Account of the Researches and Discoveries in Upper Egypt, Made Under the Direction of Henry Salt, Esq.: To Which Is Added a Detailed Catalog - Cambridge Library Collection. Egyptology

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Publisher's Synopsis

Originally named Demetrio Papandriopulo and of Greek parentage, Giovanni D'Athanasi (1798-1854) became in 1815 the servant of Henry Salt (1780-1827), the traveller and antiquary who became British Consul in Egypt and a pioneer Egyptologist. (An account by J. J. Halls of Salt's life and career is also reissued in this series.) Between 1817 and 1827, D'Athanasi excavated on Salt's behalf at Thebes. Published in 1836, this book was intended to accompany the sale of the collection of antiquities amassed by Salt, in which D'Athanasi had a financial interest, but various delays meant that it came out after the main sale had taken place. As well as an often diverting account (in which many axes are ground) of Salt's activities at Giza, Thebes, Memphis and Abu Simbel, the book contains a complete catalogue of the collection, indicating which items were later acquired by the British Museum.

Book information

ISBN: 9781108074711
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 932
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 302
Weight: 416g
Height: 141mm
Width: 213mm
Spine width: 19mm